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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: Dave Rader
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Dave Rader enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Tulsa.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Southern Methodist  10   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Oklahoma State  9   30   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Iowa  27   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Oklahoma  31   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Colorado State  20   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Brigham Young  30   55   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Utah  19   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. New Mexico  23   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Texas Christian  24   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Texas El Paso  38   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Rice  14   42   L       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored245
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed333
  Defense Average30.3
  Opponents Record70-58
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-4
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 14-1590277Won  19-1510-0410170  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 7-5380336 6-2248169  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 6-5331280 3-5237233  Dennis Franchione
Wyoming 10-2464284 7-2341180  Joe Tiller
San Diego State 8-3428303 6-2300209  Ted Tollner
Utah 8-4313309Lost  10-386-2224199  Ron McBride
Rice 7-4296312 6-2261194  Ken Hatfield
Air Force 6-5360231 5-3316171  Fisher DeBerry
Southern Methodist 5-6246267 3-4150211  Tom Rossley
Fresno State 4-7267344 3-5199245  Jim Sweeney
San Jose State 3-9221448 3-5168273  John Ralston
Texas Christian 4-7211302 1-5107174  Pat Sullivan
Tulsa 4-7245333 1-6140238  Dave Rader
Hawaii 2-10161433 1-7100315  Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas 1-11276551 1-8239383  Jeff Horton
Texas El Paso 2-9183314 0-8129278  Charlie Bailey

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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