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Revision as of 05:57, 27 November 2021

1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
(capacity: 40,385)
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa + 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
New Mexico State + 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
West Texas State 1 – 1 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Wichita State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–4–1 record, 2–1–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and tied for the conference championship.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Ronnie Hickerson with 1,554 passing yards, Rickey Watts with 464 rushing yards, and Cornell Webster with 622 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 4Richmond*
W 22–7
September 11at Oklahoma State*
L 21–33
September 18Memphis State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 16–14
September 25at No. 12 Arkansas*
W 9–3
October 2New Mexico State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 32–7
October 16at Cincinnati*
L 7–16
October 30at Louisville*
W 20–10
November 6at Virginia Tech*
W 35–31
November 13at Drake
W 45–20
November 20Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 13–30
November 27West Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
T 17–17
December 13vs. McNeese State
L 16–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References

  1. ^ "1976 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
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