1962 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1962 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1962 record5–5 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
  • Glenn Dobbs (2nd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium (capacity: 19,500)
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 3 0 0 5 5 0
North Texas State 2 1 0 6 4 0
Cincinnati 1 2 0 2 8 0
Wichita 0 3 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Glenn Dobbs, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5 record (3–0 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and won the conference championship.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Stu McBirnie with 1,169 passing yards, Hank Dorsch with 250 rushing yards, and John Simmons with 860 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Hardin–Simmons*W 39–0
September 29at Arkansas*
L 14–42
October 6Oklahoma State*
L 7–17
October 13North Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 34–0[4]
October 20Louisville*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 25–7
October 27at No. 2 Alabama*
L 6–3525,000
November 3at Cincinnati
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 24–18
November 10at Houston*
L 31–3515,000
November 17Toledo*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 18–21
November 22Wichita
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 21–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1962 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "1962 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "1962 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tulsa raps NTS, 34–0". The Duncan Banner. October 14, 1962. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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