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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-

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1895 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

Claude Gibson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tulsa.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Kansas State	10	19	L
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Arkansas	21	20	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ West Texas A&M	17	13	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Virginia Tech	46	39	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Wake Forest	21	51	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Brigham Young	7	25	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Tennessee	3	38	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Louisville	0	17	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Air Force	7	17	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Florida State	10	45	L
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Wichita State	31	13	W

1971 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	173
Scoring Average	15.7
Points Allowed	297
Defense Average	27.0
Opponents Record	58-40
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	3-3

1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1971 Missouri Valley- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisville	6-3-1	190	111					Lee Corso
Memphis	5-6	255	202	Won 28-9				Billy J. Murphy
New Mexico State	5-5-1	220	208					Jim Wood
Tulsa	4-7	173	297					Claude Gibson
North Texas	3-8	155	321					Rod Rust

1971 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1971 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.