1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMounatain
1996 record4–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Thomas (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Knoll (5th season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$   8 – 0     14 – 1  
Utah   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Rice   6 – 2     7 – 4  
SMU   4 – 4     5 – 6  
New Mexico   3 – 5     6 – 5  
TCU   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
UTEP   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x   7 – 1     10 – 2  
San Diego State   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Air Force   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Fresno State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7     2 – 10  
UNLV   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–7 record.[1] In the team's first season as members of the Western Athletic Conference the team finished seventh in the Mountain Divsision with a 2–6 conference record. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Troy DeGar with 1,336 passing yards, Reggie Williams with 759 rushing yards, and Wes Caswell with 817 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31at SMU
L 10–1712,177
September 14at Oklahoma State*
L 9–3044,800
September 21No. 19 Iowa*
ESPN+W 27–2027,788
September 28at Oklahoma*
W 31–2468,384
October 12Colorado State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 20–14
October 19No. 18 BYU
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPN 2L 30–5534,624
October 26at No. 21 Utah
L 19–4529,047
November 2New Mexico
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 23–34
November 9TCU
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 24–31
November 16at UTEP
W 38–21
November 23at Rice
L 14–42
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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