1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–5 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1973 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
North Texas State + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Louisville 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Drake 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record, 5–1 against conference opponents, and won the Missouri Valley Conference co-championship.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Joe McCulley with 1,579 passing yards, Freddie Carolina with 540 rushing yards, and Steve Largent with 501 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 157:30 p.m.West Texas State
W 48–327,000[3]
September 22at Kansas State*
L 0–2127,500[4]
September 297:30 p.m.Cincinnati*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 16–1324,000[5]
October 6Drake
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–723,500[6]
October 13at Memphis State*
L 16–2810,420[7]
October 20New Mexico State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 52–1420,000[8]
October 27at Arkansas*
L 6–2042,341[9]
November 31:33 p.m.Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 17–918,500[10]
November 172:00 p.m.at North Texas State
W 24–1514,800[11]
November 241:30 p.m.at Wichita State
L 19–286,548[12]
December 1at No. 14 Houston*
L 16–3521,500–21,590[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1][14][15]

After the season

1974 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1974 NFL draft following the season.[16][17]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
9 210 Danny Colbert Defensive back San Diego Chargers
10 236 Ray Rhodes Defensive back New York Giants
11 273 T. C. Blair Tight end Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ a b "1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Carolina, Hurricane romp, 48–3". The Lawton Constitution. September 16, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cats pounce on Hurricane". The Daily Oklahoman. September 23, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bearcats fall to Tulsa, 16–13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "McCulley hurls Tulsa to victory". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memphis State beats Tulsa". The Miami Herald. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulsa bombards NMSU, 52–14". The Marshall News Messenger. October 21, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arkansas shuts down top passing team 20–6". The El Paso Times. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulsa comes from behind to top Louisville 17–9". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 4, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulsa clinches MVC tie". The Wichita Eagle and Beacon. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Shocks gain upset victory over Tulsa". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 25, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cougars overtake Hurricane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1973. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 Tulsa)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  16. ^ "1974 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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