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 $ 4 – 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 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Tulsa 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only year under head coach Vince Carillot, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 1–9 record, 1–4 against conference opponents, and finished in last place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[2]

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.[3]

Schedule

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[4]
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

[5][6]

Roster

1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Rick Arrington
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 32 Doug Wyatt
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

After the season

1970 NFL Draft

Main article: 1970 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[7][8]

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

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1969.html
  2. ^ "1969 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "North Texas rips Hurricane, 42–16". Victoria Advocate. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "1970 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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