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1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Missouri Valley Conference champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Mexico State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
West Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–4 record, 4–0 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and won the conference championship.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Jeb Blount with 1,663 passing yards, Carlisle Cantrell with 914 rushing yards, and Steve Largent with 1,000 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. Punter Rick Engles was selected as a first-team All-American by The Sporting News and Time magazine.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13Kansas State*
L 16–17
September 20at West Texas State
W 23–14
September 27at Arkansas*
L 15–31
October 4at New Mexico State
W 35–7
October 11Cincinnati*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 24–16
October 18at Wichita State
W 41–10
October 25Memphis State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 14–16
November 1Louisville*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–14
November 8Drake
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–14
November 15Indiana State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 62–7
November 29at Houston*
L 30–42
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 77 Steve August Jr
QB 18 Jeb Blount Jr
OT 70 Greg Fairchild Sr
WR 88 Jessie Green Sr
G 78 Wes Hamilton So
WR 83 Steve Largent Sr
RB 27 Rickey Watts Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 22 Bubby Tate
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 13 Rick Engles Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.


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