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: Robert L. Bobby Dobbs Conference: Missouri Valley-
1956 Season Highlights
Robert L. Bobby Dobbs enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tulsa.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
New Mexico State
27
6
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Cincinnati
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Marquette
54
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Oklahoma State
14
14
T
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Detroit Mercy
3
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Hardin-Simmons
27
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Pacific
14
13
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Houston
0
14
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Texas Tech
10
7
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs. Wichita State
14
6
W
1956 Season Totals
Record 7-2
-1
Points Scored 169
Scoring Average 16.9
Points Allowed 67
Defense Average 6.7
Opponents Record 17-28
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
-1
Away Record 1-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.