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1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–9 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
North Texas State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Louisville 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Tulsa 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Memphis State and Wichita State's games against Florida State counted in the conference standings.

[1][2] The 1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only year under head coach Vince Carillot, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 1–9 record with a mark of 1–4 against conference opponents, tying for fifth place at the bottom of the MVC standings.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Rick Arrington with 1,641 passing yards, Josh Ashton with 851 rushing yards, and Jim Butler with 593 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Colorado*
L 14–3534,784
September 27at No. 3 Arkansas*
L 0–5542,000
October 11at Tampa*
L 14–3120,179
October 18Florida State*
L 20–3816,500
October 25Cincinnati
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 40–2412,000
November 1at Memphis State*
L 24–4223,003
November 8Houston*dagger
L 14–4717,750
November 15at North Texas State
L 16–425,000[5]
November 22at Wichita State
L 12–2819,878
November 27Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 29–3512,750
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Rick Arrington Sr
RB 26 Josh Ashton Jr
OT 74 Jean Barrett So
QB 5 Ray Borowicz Jr
WR 11 Ken Duncan Jr
G 69 Joe Garnero Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 90 Dick Blanchard So
DT 75 Tom Brady So
DT 93 Jim King So
DB Ralph McGill Jr
DB 16 Jim Morgan Jr
DB 32 Doug Wyatt Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Larry Cookus Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

After the season

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1970 NFL draft

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The following Golden Hurricane players was selected in the 1970 NFL draft following the season.[8][9]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
17 426 Doug Wyatt Defensive back New Orleans Saints

References

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  1. ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1970 (80th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1970. p. 48. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1969.html
  3. ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1970 (80th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1970. p. 48. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "North Texas rips Hurricane, 42–16". Victoria Advocate. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "1970 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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