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Tulsa Football Team History


Tulsa Golden Hurricanes
University of Tulsa
 Tulsa, OK
Founded: 1894
Stadium: Skelly Stadium
Capacity: 40,385
Colors: Gold, Blue & Red
Coach: Claude Gibson
Conference: Missouri Valley-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024
1972 Season Highlights
 Claude Gibson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Tulsa.
 
1972 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Kansas State  13   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Wichita State  10   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Houston  0   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Arkansas  20   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Texas Tech  18   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Texas Christian  9   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Memphis  21   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Louisville  28   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Florida State  21   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Montana  10   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. North Texas  45   22   W       
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored195
  Scoring Average17.7
  Points Allowed269
  Defense Average24.5
  Opponents Record50-47
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-5
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1972 Missouri Valley- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisville 9-130991   Lee Corso
Memphis 5-5-1265254   Fred Pancoast
Tulsa 4-7195269   Claude Gibson
New Mexico State 2-9193400   Jim Wood
North Texas 1-10148354   Rod Rust

1972 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1972 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.