1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	7–4 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach	F. A. Dry (4th season);
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Tulsa $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
New Mexico State	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
West Texas State	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Drake	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–4 record, 4–0 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and won the conference championship.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Jeb Blount with 1,663 passing yards, Carlisle Cantrell with 914 rushing yards, and Steve Largent with 1,000 receiving yards.^[2] Largent went on to play 14 years in the National Football League and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Punter Rick Engles was selected as a first-team All-American by The Sporting News and Time magazine.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Kansas State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 16–17	34,000
September 20	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 23–14	12,800
September 27	at Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 15–31	38,000	^[3]
October 4	at New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 35–7	11,026
October 11	Cincinnati*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 24–16	27,000
October 18	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 41–10	13,278	^[4]
October 25	Memphis State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 14–16	20,000
November 1	Louisville*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 38–14	14,500
November 8	Drake	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 38–14	20,000
November 15	Indiana State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 62–7	21,500
November 29	at Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 30–42	12,127	^[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Roster

1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`77`	Steve August	Sr
QB	`18`	Jeb Blount	Sr
OT	`70`	Greg Fairchild	Sr
WR	`88`	Jessie Green	Sr
G	`78`	Wes Hamilton	Sr
WR	`83`	Steve Largent	Sr
RB	`27`	Rickey Watts	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`22`	Bubby Tate	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`13`	Rick Engles	Sr

Head coach

F. A. Dry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

After the season

1976 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1976 NFL draft following the season.^[7]^[8]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
2	50	Jeb Blount	Quarterback	Oakland Raiders
3	85	Wes Hamilton	Guard	Minnesota Vikings
3	89	Rick Engles	Punter	Seattle Seahawks
4	116	Greg Fairchild	Guard	Cincinnati Bengals
4	117	Steve Largent	Wide receiver	Houston Oilers
10	274	Jessie Green	Wide receiver	Green Bay Packers
13	366	Bernie Head	Center	Miami Dolphins
17	478	Buddy Tate	Defensive back	Oakland Raiders

References

^ "1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
^ "1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
^ "Razorbacks tame Hurricane, 31–15". The Odessa American. September 28, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulsa 'clinches'". The Daily Oklahoman. October 19, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UH ends skid by blowing Hurricane out of Dome". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 30, 1975. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

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[1] "1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.

[2] "1975 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.

[3] "Razorbacks tame Hurricane, 31–15". The Odessa American. September 28, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Tulsa 'clinches'". The Daily Oklahoman. October 19, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "UH ends skid by blowing Hurricane out of Dome". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 30, 1975. Retrieved April 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[7] "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

[8] "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

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Venues	South Main Park (1912–1914) Association Park (1915–1917) McNulty Park (1919–1929) Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Captain Cane "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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Post-split	Drake (1928) Drake (1929) Drake & Oklahoma A&M (1930) Drake (1931) Oklahoma A&M (1932) Oklahoma A&M (1933) Washington University (1934) Tulsa & Washington University (1935) Creighton & Tulsa (1936) Tulsa (1937) Tulsa (1938) Washington University (1939) Tulsa (1940) Tulsa (1941) Tulsa (1942) Tulsa (1943) Oklahoma A&M (1944) Oklahoma A&M (1945) Tulsa (1946) Tulsa (1947) Oklahoma A&M (1948) Detroit (1949) Tulsa (1950) Tulsa (1951) Houston (1952) Detroit & Oklahoma A&M (1953) Wichita (1954) Detroit & Wichita (1955) Houston (1956) Houston (1957) North Texas State (1958) Houston & North Texas State (1959) Wichita (1960) Wichita (1961) Tulsa (1962) Wichita (1963) Cincinnati (1964) Tulsa (1965) North Texas State & Tulsa (1966) North Texas State (1967) Memphis State (1968) Memphis State (1969) Louisville (1970) Memphis State (1971) Drake, Louisville, & West Texas State (1972) North Texas State & Tulsa (1973) Tulsa (1974) Tulsa (1975) New Mexico State & Tulsa (1976) West Texas State (1977) New Mexico State (1978) West Texas State (1979) Tulsa (1980) Drake & Tulsa (1981) Tulsa (1982) Tulsa (1983) Tulsa (1984) Tulsa (1985)
National championships in bold