1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Louisville 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Tulsa 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Texas State 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Drake 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wichita State 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Claude "Hoot" Gibson, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the MVC.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Todd Starks with 1,687 passing yards, Mike Ridley with 311 rushing yards, and Jim Butler with 486 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Kansas State*
L 10–1923,500
September 25at No. 7 Arkansas*
W 21–2041,742
October 2at West Texas State
W 17–1315,000[3]
October 9Virginia Tech[n 1]
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 46–3921,500[5]
October 16at Wake Forest*
L 21–5118,700[6]
October 23BYU[n 1]
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–2511,500
October 30at No. 16 Tennessee*
L 3–3862,517[7]
November 6Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–1714,000
November 13Air Force*dagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–1721,000
November 20at Florida State*
L 10–4520,528
November 27at Wichita State
W 31–137,835
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[8][9]

Roster[edit]

1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 74 Jean Barrett Sr
TE 89 T. C. Blair So
WR 3 Drew Pearson Jr
QB 9 Todd Starks
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 90 Dick Blanchard Sr
LB 94 Steve King Jr
CB 1 Ralph McGill Sr
DT 75 Arthur Moore Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Designated conference game[4]

After the season[edit]

1972 NFL Draft[edit]

Main article: 1972 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[10][11]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 28 Ralph McGill Defensive back San Francisco 49ers
2 44 Jean Barrett Tackle San Francisco 49ers
10 259 Jim Butler Tight end Houston Oilers
16 401 James Shaw Defensive back San Diego Chargers

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Truthful Tulsa 2nd in MVC". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. November 29, 1971. p. 25. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tulsa hangs on to down WTSU". The Odessa American. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Valley Has 'New Look'". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. Associated Press. September 16, 1971. p. 14C. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Tulsa tops scoring jamboree". The Daily Oklahoman. October 10, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wake Forest cuts down Tulsa, 51–21". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 17, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maxwell rouses Vol offense to 38–3 victory over Tulsa". The Paducah Sun. October 31, 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "1972 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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