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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa + 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
North Texas State + 5 –1 –05 –5 –1
Louisville 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
New Mexico State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Wichita State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Drake 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
West Texas State 1 –5 –02 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15West Texas State
W 48–327,000
September 22at Kansas State*
L 0–2127,500
September 29Cincinnati*
W 16–1324,000
October 6Drake
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–723,500
October 13at Memphis State*
L 16–2810,420
October 20New Mexico Statedagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 52–1420,000
October 27at Arkansas*
L 6–2042,341
November 3Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 17–918,500
November 17at North Texas State
W 24–1514,800[3]
November 24at Wichita State
L 19–286,548[4]
December 1at No. 14 Houston*
L 16–3521,590
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][5]

After the season

1974 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[6][7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
9210Danny ColbertDefensive backSan Diego Chargers
10236Ray RhodesDefensive backNew York Giants
11273T. C. BlairTight endDetroit Lions

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Tulsa clinches MVC tie". The Wichita Eagle and Beacon. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Shocks gain upset victory over Tulsa". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 25, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "1974 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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