1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
| 1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (2–1–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–2–1 record (2–1–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and ranked seventh of 111 teams in scoring defense with an average of 6.7 points allowed per game.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included George Cagliola with 394 passing yards, Dick Hughes with 618 rushing yards, and Ronnie Morris with 150 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 15 | New Mexico A&M* | W 27–6 | 17,013 | ||||
| September 29 | at Cincinnati* | L 6–7 | 17,000 | ||||
| October 6 | Marquette* |
| W 54–0 | 13,718 | |||
| October 13 | Oklahoma A&M |
| T 14–14 | 19,391 | |||
| October 20 | at Detroit | W 3–0 | 9,118 | [3] | |||
| October 27 | Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 27–0 | 13,944 | |||
| November 3 | Pacific (CA)* |
| W 14–13 | 15,505 | |||
| November 10 | at Houston | L 0–14 | 20,000 | ||||
| November 17 | Texas Tech* |
| W 10–7 | 12,152 | |||
| November 24 | Wichita |
| W 14–6 | 13,121 | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ George Puscas (October 21, 1956). "First-Period Field Goal Beats U-D, 3-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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