1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Skelly Stadium (capacity: 40,385)
Seasons
←  1970
1972  →
1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State $ 4 –1 –05 –6 –0
Louisville 3 –2 –06 –3 –1
Tulsa 3 –2 –04 –7 –0
North Texas State 3 –2 –03 –8 –0
Drake 2 –3 –07 –4 –0
West Texas State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Wichita State 0 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Contents

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Kansas State *
L 10–1923,500
September 25at No. 7 Arkansas *
W 21–2041,742
October 2at West Texas State
W 17–1315,000 [3]
October 9 Virginia Tech [n 1]
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 46–3921,500 [5]
October 16at Wake Forest *
L 21–5118,700
October 23 BYU [n 1]
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–2511,500
October 30at No. 16 Tennessee *
L 3–3862,517 [6]
November 6 Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–1714,000
November 13 Air Force *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–1721,000
November 20at Florida State *
L 10–4520,528
November 27at Wichita State
W 31–137,835
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[7] [8]

Roster

1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 74 Jean Barrett Sr
TE 89T. C. BlairSo
WR 3 Drew Pearson Jr
QB 9Todd Starks
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 90 Dick Blanchard Sr
LB 94 Steve King Jr
CB 1 Ralph McGill Sr
DT 75Arthur MooreJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Notes

  1. 1 2 Designated conference game [4]

After the season

1972 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season. [9] [10]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
228 Ralph McGill Defensive back San Francisco 49ers
244 Jean Barrett Tackle San Francisco 49ers
10259Jim Butler Tight end Houston Oilers
16401James Shaw Defensive back San Diego Chargers

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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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ "1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tulsa hangs on to down WTSU". The Odessa American. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Valley Has 'New Look'". Denton Record-Chronicle . Denton, Texas. Associated Press. September 16, 1971. p. 14C. Retrieved January 19, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ "Tulsa tops scoring jamboree". The Daily Oklahoman. October 10, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Maxwell rouses Vol offense to 38–3 victory over Tulsa". The Paducah Sun. October 31, 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  9. ↑ "1972 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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