1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	7–4 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach	F. A. Dry (4th season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium

1975 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Kansas State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 16–17	34,000
September 20	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 23–14	12,800
September 27	at Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 15–31	38,000
October 4	at New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 35–7	11,026
October 11	Cincinnati*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 24–16	27,000
October 18	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 41–10	13,278	[3]
October 25	Memphis State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 14–16	20,000
November 1	Louisville*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 38–14	14,500
November 8	Drake	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 38–14	20,000
November 15	Indiana State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 62–7	21,500
November 29	at Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 30–42	12,127
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^[4]

Roster

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

After the season

1976 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1976 NFL draft following the season.^[5][6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
2	50	Jeb Blount	Quarterback	Oakland Raiders
3	85	Wes Hamilton	Guard	Minnesota Vikings
3	89	Rick Engles	Punter	Seattle Seahawks
4	116	Greg Fairchild	Guard	Cincinnati Bengals
4	117	Steve Largent	Wide receiver	Houston Oilers
10	274	Jessie Green	Wide receiver	Green Bay Packers
13	366	Bernie Head	Center	Miami Dolphins
17	478	Buddy Tate	Defensive back	Oakland Raiders

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.
3. "Tulsa 'clinches'". The Daily Oklahoman. October 19, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
5. "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
6. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.