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1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach	Claude "Hoot" Gibson (2nd season);
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Memphis State $	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Louisville	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Tulsa	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
North Texas State	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Drake	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
West Texas State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Wichita State	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Claude "Hoot" Gibson, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the MVC.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Todd Starks with 1,687 passing yards, Mike Ridley with 311 rushing yards, and Jim Butler with 486 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Kansas State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 10–19	23,500
September 25	at No. 7 Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 21–20	41,742
October 2	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 17–13	15,000	^[3]
October 9	Virginia Tech^{[n 1]}	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 46–39	21,500	^[5]
October 16	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Winston–Salem, NC	L 21–51	18,700	^[6]
October 23	BYU^{[n 1]}	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 7–25	11,500	^[7]
October 30	at No. 16 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 3–38	62,517	^[8]
November 6	Louisville	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 0–17	14,000
November 13	Air Force*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 7–17	21,000
November 20	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 10–45	20,528
November 27	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 31–13	7,835
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`74`	Jean Barrett	Sr
TE	`89`	T. C. Blair	So
WR	`3`	Drew Pearson	Jr
QB	`9`	Todd Starks

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`90`	Dick Blanchard	Sr
LB	`94`	Steve King	Jr
CB	`1`	Ralph McGill	Sr
DT	`75`	Arthur Moore	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Claude "Hoot" Gibson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Notes

^ ^a ^b Designated conference game^[4]

After the season

1972 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1972 NFL draft following the season.^[11]^[12]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
2	28	Ralph McGill	Defensive back	San Francisco 49ers
2	44	Jean Barrett	Tackle	San Francisco 49ers
10	259	Jim Butler	Tight end	Houston Oilers
16	401	James Shaw	Defensive back	San Diego Chargers