1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record8–3 (6–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 6 0 0 8 3 0
Louisville 3 2 0 4 7 0
West Texas State 3 3 0 6 5 0
Drake 2 3 1 3 7 1
New Mexico State 2 3 0 5 6 0
North Texas State 1 3 2 2 7 2
Wichita State 1 4 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–3 record, 6–0 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and won the conference championship.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Jeb Blount with 1,831 passing yards, Thomas Bailey with 456 rushing yards, and Steve Largent with 884 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Kansas State*L 14–3118,000
September 21North Texas StateW 31–614,871–22,500[3]
September 28at Arkansas*L 0–6039,200
October 5at Tennessee*L 10–1767,256[4]
October 12Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 35–1320,000[5]
October 19West Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 17–1422,000
October 26at Tampa*W 31–2118,295
November 2at LouisvilleW 37–79,146
November 9New Mexico Statedagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–710,000
November 16at DrakeW 52–147,650
November 30No. 15 Houston*
W 30–1415,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][6]

Roster

1974 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 Jr
WR 88 Jessie Green Jr
G 78 Wes Hamilton Jr
WR 83 Steve Largent Jr
RB 27 Rickey Watts Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 22 Bubby Tate Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 13 Rick Engles Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

After the season

1975 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1975 NFL draft following the season.[7][8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
8 208 Al Humphrey Defensive end Pittsburgh Steelers
13 334 Leonard Isabell Wide receiver Miami Dolphins
17 431 Mack Lancaster Defensive tackle Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ a b "1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "1974 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Texans' errors aid Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late dash boosts Vols over Tulsans". The Daily Oklahoman. October 6, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulsa passing riddles Shockers". The Lawton Constitution. October 13, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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