1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	4–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	David Rader (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Thomas (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Knoll (8th season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium

1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$		8	–	0					14	–	1
Utah		6	–	2					8	–	4
Rice		6	–	2					7	–	4
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
New Mexico		3	–	5					6	–	5
TCU		3	–	5					4	–	7
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	7
UTEP		0	–	8					2	–	9
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x		7	–	1					10	–	2
San Diego State		6	–	2					8	–	3
Colorado State		6	–	2					7	–	5
Air Force		5	–	3					6	–	5
Fresno State		3	–	5					4	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					2	–	10
UNLV		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 ^OT
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–7 record.^[1] In the team's first season as members of the Western Athletic Conference the team finished seventh in the Mountain Divsision with a 2–6 conference record. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Troy DeGar with 1,336 passing yards, Reggie Williams with 759 rushing yards, and Wes Caswell with 817 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31		at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		L 10–17	12,177
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)		L 9–30	44,800
September 21		No. 19 Iowa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN Plus	W 27–20	27,788
September 28		at Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 31–24	68,384
October 12		Colorado State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 20–14	24,556
October 19		No. 18 BYU	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	L 30–55	34,624
October 26		at No. 21 Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		L 19–45	29,047
November 2		New Mexico	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 23–34	19,897
November 9		TCU	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 24–31	17,203
November 16		at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 38–21	14,293
November 23		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 14–42	19,200
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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After the season

1997 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 1997 NFL draft following the season.^[4][5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
6	179	Muadianvita Kazadi	Linebacker	St. Louis Rams

References

1. "1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
2. "1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
3. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 188. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
4. "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
5. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.