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1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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 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[3]
November 3Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 17–918,500
November 17at North Texas State
W 24–1514,800[4]
November 241:30 p.m.at Wichita State
L 19–286,548[5]
December 1at No. 14 Houston*
L 16–3521,500–21,590[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1][7]

After the season

1974 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1974 NFL draft following the season.[8][9]

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. ^ "Arkansas shuts down top passing team 20–6". The El Paso Times. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulsa clinches MVC tie". The Wichita Eagle and Beacon. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Shocks gain upset victory over Tulsa". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 25, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cougars overtake Hurricane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1973. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "1974 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.