1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
| 1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (2–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State $ | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–3 record (2–2 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents), and finished in third place in the conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Keeling with 698 passing yards, Ronnie Morris with 623 rushing yards, and Billy Neal with 200 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | Hardin–Simmons* | L 0–14 | 17,000 | |
| September 27 | at Arkansas* | W 27–14 | 19,000 | |
| October 4 | Arizona* |
| W 24–16 | 12,300 |
| October 11 | Oklahoma State* |
| W 24–16 | 20,509 |
| October 18 | Drake* |
| W 59–0 | 11,137 |
| October 25 | at North Texas State | L 7–8 | 14,000 | |
| November 1 | at Houston | W 25–20 | 26,000 | |
| November 8 | at Cincinnati | L 6–15 | 6,000 | |
| November 15 | Texas Tech* |
| W 9–7 | 12,278 |
| November 22 | Wichita |
| W 25–6 | 10,818 |
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After the season[edit]
1959 NFL Draft[edit]
The following Golden Hurriane player was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[5][6]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 18 | 216 | Opie Bandy | Tackle | Baltimore Colts |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "1958 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 183. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "1959 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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