1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	7–3 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach	Bobby Dobbs (4th season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium

1958 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Texas State $	2	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Tulsa	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Houston	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati	1	–	1	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Wichita	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1958 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–3 record (2–2 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents), and finished in third place in the conference.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Keeling with 698 passing yards, Ronnie Morris with 623 rushing yards, and Billy Neal with 200 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Hardin–Simmons*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 0–14	17,000	[4]
September 27	at Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 27–14	19,000	[5]
October 4	Arizona*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 24–16	12,300	[6]
October 11	Oklahoma State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	W 24–16	20,509
October 18	Drake*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 59–0	11,137
October 25	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 7–8	14,000	[7]
November 1	at Houston	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 25–20	26,000	[8]
November 8	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 6–15	6,000
November 15	Texas Tech*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 9–7	12,278	[9]
November 22	Wichita	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 25–6	10,818
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^[1][10]

After the season

1959 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 1959 NFL draft following the season.^[11][12]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
18	216	Opie Bandy	Tackle	Baltimore Colts

References

1. "1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
2. "1958 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
3. "1958 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
4. "H–SU defeats Tulsa, 14 to 0". The Odessa American. September 21, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brumble, Morris lead way past Razorbacks, 27 to 14". The Lawton Constitution-Morning Press. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tulsa blisters Arizona, 34–0". The Daily Oklahoman. October 5, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "North Texas rally nips Tulsa Hurricane by 8–7". The Ponca City News. October 26, 1958. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Houston U. bows 25–20 to Tulsa U." The Orange Leader. November 2, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Late Tulsa field goal trips Texas Tech, 9–7". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 16, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 183. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
11. "1959 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
12. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.