1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1975 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Mexico State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
West Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–4 record, 4–0 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and won the conference championship.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Jeb Blount with 1,663 passing yards, Carlisle Cantrell with 914 rushing yards, and Steve Largent with 1,000 receiving yards.[2] Largent went on to play 14 years in the National Football League and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Punter Rick Engles was selected as a first-team All-American by The Sporting News and Time magazine.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Kansas State*
L 16–1734,000[3]
September 20at West Texas State
W 23–1412,800[4]
September 27at Arkansas*
L 15–3138,000[5]
October 4at New Mexico State
W 35–711,026[6]
October 11Cincinnati*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 24–1627,000[7]
October 18at Wichita State
W 41–1013,278[8]
October 25Memphis State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 14–1620,000[9]
November 1Louisville*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–1414,500[10]
November 8Drake
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–1420,000[11]
November 15Indiana State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 62–721,500[12]
November 29at Houston*
L 30–4212,127[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[14]

Roster

1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 77 Steve August Sr
QB 18 Jeb Blount Sr
OT 70 Greg Fairchild Sr
WR 88 Jessie Green Sr
G 78 Wes Hamilton Sr
WR 83 Steve Largent Sr
RB 27 Rickey Watts Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 22 Bubby Tate Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 13 Rick Engles Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

After the season

1976 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1976 NFL draft following the season.[15][16]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 50 Jeb Blount Quarterback Oakland Raiders
3 85 Wes Hamilton Guard Minnesota Vikings
3 89 Rick Engles Punter Seattle Seahawks
4 116 Greg Fairchild Guard Cincinnati Bengals
4 117 Steve Largent Wide receiver Houston Oilers
10 274 Jessie Green Wide receiver Green Bay Packers
13 366 Bernie Head Center Miami Dolphins
17 478 Buddy Tate Defensive back Oakland Raiders

References

  1. ^ "1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Kansas State holds off Tulsa, 71–16". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulsa 'Kruses' past Texans, 23–14". Tulsa World. September 21, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Razorbacks tame Hurricane, 31–15". The Odessa American. September 28, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulsa ground game vanquishes Aggies". Albuquerque Journal. October 5, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulsa snares 24–16 upset over Cincy". The Lawton Constitution. October 12, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulsa 'clinches'". The Daily Oklahoman. October 19, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Williams' late field goal gives Memphis 16–14 nod over Tulsa". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cardinals lose to Tulsa, 38–14". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 2, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulsa rolls up score on Drake". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 9, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tulsa 62–7 winner over Indiana State". Sunday News Journal. November 16, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "UH ends skid by blowing Hurricane out of Dome". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 30, 1975. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  15. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  16. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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