1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1970 record6–4 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium (capacity: 40,385)
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisville $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Tulsa 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Texas State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Claude "Hoot" Gibson, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–4 record, 3–1 against conference opponents, and finished in second place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included John Dobbs with 664 passing yards, Josh Ashton with 685 rushing yards, and Jim Butler with 245 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Cincinnati*
W 7–3
September 19Idaho State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–13
September 26at No. 12 Arkansas*
L 7–4940,000
October 3Memphis State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–12
October 10at Louisville
L 8–14
October 17at Virginia Tech*
L 14–1724,000[3]
October 31at Houston*
L 9–2134,119
November 7Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 21–12[4]
November 21Idaho*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 30–1733,200
December 5North Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 26–2010,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "1970 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Virginia Tech flips Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. October 18, 1970. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Doug Tucker (November 8, 1970). "Game WSU falls to Tulsa, 21-12". The Salina Journal. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eagle rally short; Tulsa wins 26–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 6, 1972. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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