1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–9 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
North Texas State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Louisville 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Tulsa 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Memphis State and Wichita State's games against Florida State counted in the conference standings.

The 1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only year under head coach Vince Carillot, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 1–9 record with a mark of 1–4 against conference opponents, tying for fifth place at the bottom of the MVC standings.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Rick Arrington with 1,641 passing yards, Josh Ashton with 851 rushing yards, and Jim Butler with 593 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Colorado*
L 14–3534,784[3]
September 27at No. 3 Arkansas*
L 0–5542,000–43,617[4]
October 11at Tampa*
L 14–3120,179[5]
October 18Florida State*
L 20–3816,500[6]
October 251:30 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 40–2412,000[7]
November 1at Memphis State
L 24–4223,003[8]
November 8Houston*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 14–4717,750[9]
November 152:00 p.m.at North Texas State
L 16–425,000[10]
November 221:30 p.m.at Wichita State
L 12–2819,878[11]
November 27Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 29–3512,750[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[13][14][15]

Roster

1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Rick Arrington Sr
RB 26 Josh Ashton Jr
OT 74 Jean Barrett So
QB 5 Ray Borowicz Jr
WR 11 Ken Duncan Jr
G 69 Joe Garnero Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 90 Dick Blanchard So
DT 75 Tom Brady So
DT 93 Jim King So
DB Ralph McGill Jr
DB 16 Jim Morgan Jr
DB 32 Doug Wyatt Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Larry Cookus Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

After the season

1970 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players was selected in the 1970 NFL draft following the season.[16][17]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
17 426 Doug Wyatt Defensive back New Orleans Saints

References

  1. ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1970 (80th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1970. p. 48. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Buffs keyed by Anderson in 2nd half". Omaha World-Herald. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Raging Razorbacks trample hapless Hurricane by 55–0". The Shreveport Times. September 28, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulsa bows to Tampa". Henryetta Daily Free-Lance. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "FSU strikes oil in Tulsa, 38–20". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulsa triumphs". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Memphis State rolls past Tulsa 42–24". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cougars win fifth straight". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "North Texas rips Hurricane, 42–16". Victoria Advocate. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wichita State breaks long winless skein". The Salina Journal. November 23, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Louisville stops Tulsa rally 35–29". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. November 28, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  14. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1969 Tulsa)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  16. ^ "1970 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  17. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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