1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1971 record4–7 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium (capacity: 40,385)
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Drake 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Louisville 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
West Texas State 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wichita State 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Claude "Hoot" Gibson, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–7 record, 2–1 against conference opponents, and finished in fourth place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Todd Starks with 1,687 passing yards, Mike Ridley with 311 rushing yards, and Jim Butler with 486 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Kansas State*
L 10–1923,500
September 25at No. 7 Arkansas*
W 21–2041,100
October 2at West Texas State
W 17–13
October 9Virginia Tech*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 46–3921,500[4]
October 16at Wake Forest*
L 21–5118,700
October 23BYU*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–25
October 30at No. 16 Tennessee*
L 3–3862,513
November 6Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–17
November 13Air Force*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–17
November 20at Florida State*
L 10–4520,528
November 27at Wichita State
W 31–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Roster[]

1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
T 74 Jean Barrett Sr
TE 89 T. C. Blair So
WR 3 Drew Pearson Jr
QB 9 Todd Starks
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 90 Dick Blanchard Sr
LB 94 Steve King Jr
CB 1 Ralph McGill Sr
DT 75 Arthur Moore Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "1971 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tulsa tops scoring jamboree". The Daily Oklahoman. October 10, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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