1968 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1968 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–7 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium (Capacity: 40,385)
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 4 0 0 6 4 0
North Texas State 4 1 0 8 2 0
Cincinnati 2 2 0 5 4 1
Louisville 2 3 0 5 5 0
Tulsa 2 3 0 3 7 0
Wichita State 0 5 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1968 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Glenn Dobbs, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 3–7 record, 2–3 against conference opponents, and finished in fifth place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[2][3]

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Stripling with 1,968 passing yards and 307 rushing yards and Harry Wood with 988 receiving yards.[4]

The most notable member of this team was middle linebacker Phillip "Dr. Phil" McGraw.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28at Arkansas*L 13–56
October 5Southern Illinois*W 20–3
October 12at LouisvilleL 7–16
October 19North Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 17–20
October 26at CincinnatiW 34–27
November 2Memphis State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 6–32
November 9Tulane*L 15–25
November 16at Air Force*L 8–28
November 23at No. 11 Houston*L 6–100
November 28Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 23–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1968.html
  2. ^ a b "1968 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "1968 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "1968 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Dr. Phil & Dave discuss Houston/Tulsa 1968".