American college football season
1975 Missouri Valley Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
Tulsa $ | 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 |
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | Kansas State* | | L 16–17 | 34,000 | |
September 20 | at West Texas State | | W 23–14 | 12,800 | |
September 27 | at Arkansas* | | L 15–31 | 38,000 | |
October 4 | at New Mexico State | | W 35–7 | 11,026 | |
October 11 | Cincinnati* | | W 24–16 | 27,000 | |
October 18 | at Wichita State | | W 41–10 | 13,278 | [3] |
October 25 | Memphis State* | | L 14–16 | 20,000 | |
November 1 | Louisville* | | W 38–14 | 14,500 | |
November 8 | Drake | | W 38–14 | 20,000 | |
November 15 | Indiana State* | | W 62–7 | 21,500 | |
November 29 | at Houston* | | L 30–42 | 12,127 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
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Roster
1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | CB | 22 | Bubby Tate | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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After the season
1976 NFL Draft
The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[5][6]
References
- ^ "1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ^ "Tulsa 'clinches'". The Daily Oklahoman. October 19, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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