1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
1974 record8–3 (6–0 MVC)
Head coach
  • F. A. Dry (3rd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
(capacity: 40,385)
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 ��� 3 – 0
Louisville 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Drake 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
New Mexico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
North Texas State 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 7 – 2
Wichita State 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–3 record, 6–0 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and won the conference championship.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Jeb Blount with 1,831 passing yards, Thomas Bailey with 456 rushing yards, and Steve Largent with 884 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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 14at Kansas State*
L 14–31
September 21North Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 31–6[3]
September 28at Arkansas*
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 0–60
October 5at Tennessee*
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN
L 10–17
October 12Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 35–13
October 19West Texas A&M
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 17–14
October 26at Tampa*
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 31–21
November 2at Louisville
W 37–7
November 9New Mexico State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–7
November 16at Drake
W 52–14
November 30No. 15 Houston*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 30–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Roster[]

1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
T 77 Steve August Jr
QB 18 Jeb Blount Jr
T 70 Greg Fairchild Jr
WR 88 Jessie Green Jr
G 78 Wes Hamilton Jr
WR 83 Steve Largent Jr
RB 27 Rickey Watts Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 22 Bubby Tate Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 13 Rick Engles Jr
Head coach
  • F. A. Dry
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Texans' errors aid Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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