1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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]

1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Missouri Valley Conference co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1973 record6–5 (5–1 MVC)
Head coachF. A. Dry (2nd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1973 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15West Texas State
W 48–3
September 22at Kansas State*L 0–21
September 29Cincinnati*W 16–13
October 6Drake
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–7
October 13at Memphis State*L 16–28
October 20New Mexico State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 52–14
October 27at Arkansas*L 6–20
November 3Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 17–9
November 17at North Texas StateW 24–15
November 24at Wichita StateL 19–28
December 1at No. 14 Houston*L 16–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "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.
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