1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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]

1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMounatain
1996 record4–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coachDavid Rader (9th season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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

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. "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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