1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Louisville 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Tulsa 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Texas State 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Drake 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wichita State 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico State * 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – New Mexico State was ineligible for conference play, but its games against Drake, North Texas State, West Texas State, and Wichita State counted in the conference standings for its opponents. Drake's game against Tampa, Memphis State's games against Cincinnati and Southern Miss, and Tulsa's games against BYU and Virginia Tech were also designated as conference games.

The 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Claude "Hoot" Gibson, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the MVC.[1]

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.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Kansas State*
L 10–1923,500[3]
September 25at No. 7 Arkansas*
W 21–2041,742[4]
October 28:00 p.m.at West Texas State
W 17–1315,000[5]
October 9Virginia Tech[n 1]
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 46–3921,500[7]
October 16at Wake Forest*
L 21–5118,700[8]
October 23BYU[n 1]
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–2511,500[9]
October 30at No. 16 Tennessee*
L 3–3862,517[10]
November 61:30 p.m.Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–1714,000[11]
November 131:35 p.m.Air Force*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–1721,000[12]
November 20at Florida State*
L 10–4520,528[13]
November 27at Wichita State
W 31–137,835[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[15][16][17]

Roster

1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 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
  • Redshirt

After the season

1972 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1972 NFL draft following the season.[18][19]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 28 Ralph McGill Defensive back San Francisco 49ers
2 44 Jean Barrett Tackle San Francisco 49ers
10 259 Jim Butler Tight end Houston Oilers
16 401 James Shaw Defensive back San Diego Chargers

Notes

  1. ^ a b Designated conference game[6]

References

  1. ^ "Truthful Tulsa 2nd in MVC". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. November 29, 1971. p. 25. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "K-State scuttles Tulsa despite 97-yard dash". The Daily Oklahoman. September 19, 1971. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulsa whirlwind engulfs Razorbacks' clean machine". The Commercial Appeal. September 26, 1971. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulsa hangs on to down WTSU". The Odessa American. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Valley Has 'New Look'". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. Associated Press. September 16, 1971. p. 14C. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Tulsa tops scoring jamboree". The Daily Oklahoman. October 10, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wake Forest cuts down Tulsa, 51–21". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 17, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "BYU wins over Tulsa in first". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 24, 1971. Retrieved September 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maxwell rouses Vol offense to 38–3 victory over Tulsa". The Paducah Sun. October 31, 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Louisville chains Tulsa, 17–0". Denton Record-Chronicle. November 7, 1971. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Breaks turn Air Force's way". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. November 14, 1971. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "FSU bombs Tulsa behind Huff's passes". The Bradenton Herald. November 21, 1971. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "TU gives Shockers good bowling out". Tulsa World. November 28, 1971. Retrieved September 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  16. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  17. ^ "Schedule/Results (1971 Tulsa)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  18. ^ "1972 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  19. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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