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1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Claude "Hoot" Gibson, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–4 record, 3–1 against conference opponents, and finished in second place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]

1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisville $4–0–08–3–1
Tulsa3–1–06–4–0
Memphis State2–2–06–4–0
North Texas State1–3–03–8–0
Wichita State0–4–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included John Dobbs with 664 passing yards, Josh Ashton with 685 rushing yards, and Jim Butler with 245 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 121:30 p.m.Cincinnati*
W 7–317,500[3]
September 19Idaho State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–1315,250[4]
September 26at No. 12 Arkansas*
L 7–4940,000[5]
October 31:30 p.m.Memphis State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–1217,500[6]
October 106:01 p.m.at Louisville
L 8–149,453[7]
October 17at Virginia Tech*
L 14–1724,000[8]
October 31at Houston*
L 9–2134,119[9]
November 71:30 p.m.Wichita Statedagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 21–1225,000[10]
November 21Idaho*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 30–178,500[11][12]
December 58:40 p.m.North Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 26–2010,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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After the season

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1971 NFL draft

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The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1971 NFL draft following the season.[17][18]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
9209Josh AshtonRunning backNew England Patriots
17439Ken DuncanPunterMinnesota Vikings

References

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  1. ↑ "1970 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tulsa, 7–3". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tulsa breezes". Tucson Citizen. September 20, 1970. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Arkansas breezes by Hurricane". The Victoria Advocate. September 27, 1970. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Hurricane stuns Memphis State". Southwest Times Record. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Louisville Cardinals in 14–8 victory over Tulsa". The Longview Morning Journal. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Virginia Tech flips Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. October 18, 1970. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Cougars rally past Tulsa". Express and News. November 1, 1970. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Doug Tucker (November 8, 1970). "Game WSU falls to Tulsa, 21-12". The Salina Journal. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Connors, Bill (November 22, 1980). "TU Disciplines Vandals, 30-17". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. S1. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ Connors, Bill (November 22, 1980). "McGill Goes 97 to Clinch 5th Victory (continued)". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. S11. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ "Eagle rally short; Tulsa wins 26–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 6, 1972. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1970 Tulsa)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  17. ↑ "1971 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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