1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–4–1 record, 2–1–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and tied for the conference championship.[1][2]

1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
(capacity: 40,385)
1976 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa + 2 –1 –17 –4 –1
New Mexico State + 2 –1 –14 –6 –1
West Texas State 1 –1 –24 –5 –2
Wichita State 2 –2 –04 –7 –0
Drake 1 –3 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The team's statistical leaders included Ronnie Hickerson with 1,554 passing yards, Rickey Watts with 464 rushing yards, and Cornell Webster with 622 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Richmond*
W 22–724,000[4]
September 11at Oklahoma State*
L 21–3338,000
September 18Memphis State*dagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 16–1430,350
September 25at No. 12 Arkansas*
W 9–340,563
October 2New Mexico State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 32–731,700
October 16at Cincinnati*
L 7–1617,717
October 30at Louisville*
W 20–108,068
November 6at Virginia Tech*
W 35–3131,000[5]
November 13at Drake
W 45–205,182
November 20Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 13–3012,425[6]
November 27West Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
T 17–177,130
December 13vs. McNeese State
L 16–2019,164[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2][8]

After the season

1977 NFL Draft
Main article: 1977 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[9][10]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
114Steve AugustTackleSeattle Seahawks
8201Jimmy StewartDefensive backNew Orleans Saints
10279Giles AlexanderDefensive endNew England Patriots
12329I. V. WilsonDefensive tackleSeattle Seahawks

References
  1. "1976 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. "1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. "1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  4. "Defense paves the way for Tulsa, 22–7". The Sunday Oklahoman. September 5, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tulsa squeaks". The Daily Oklahoman. November 7, 1976. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Shocking! WSU kicks wind out of Hurricane". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 21, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "McNeese jars Tulsa, 20–16". The Daily Oklahoman. December 14, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  9. "1977 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  10. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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