1959 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
| 1959 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1959 record | 5–5 (2–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5 record (2–2 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents), and finished in third place in the conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Keeling with 752 passing yards, Bob Brumble with 599 rushing yards, and Buddy Kelly with 270 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19 | at Arkansas* | L 0–28 | |||
| September 26 | New Mexico State* |
| W 28–27 | 12,000 | [4] |
| October 3 | at Texas Tech* | L 7–8 | 12,000 | ||
| October 10 | at Oklahoma State* | L 0–26 | |||
| October 17 | Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 16–8 | ||
| October 24 | Detroit* |
| W 21–6 | [5] | |
| October 31 | Houston |
| L 13–22 | ||
| November 7 | Cincinnati |
| W | ||
| November 14 | No. 16 North Texas State |
| W 17–6 | ||
| November 26 | at Wichita | L 21–26 | |||
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References[]
- ^ a b "1959 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "1959 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "1959 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ Abe Perilman (September 27, 1959). "Hurricane Destroys Aggies 27-28 To Break Win Streak". Las Cruces Sun-News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Marshall Dann (October 25, 1959). "Breeze, Hurricanes Too Much: U-D Winded at Tulsa, 21-6". Detroit Free Press. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
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