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1968 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1968 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Glenn Dobbs, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 3–7 record, 2–3 against conference opponents, and finished in fifth place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[2][3]

1968 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–7 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Texas State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Cincinnati 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Louisville 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wichita State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Stripling with 1,968 passing yards and 307 rushing yards and Harry Wood with 988 receiving yards.[4]

The most notable member of this team was middle linebacker Phillip "Dr. Phil" McGraw.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Arkansas*
L 13–5641,000
October 5Southern Illinois*
W 20–321,700[6]
October 12at Louisville
L 7–1611,132
October 19North Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 17–2026,250[7]
October 26at Cincinnati
W 34–2715,569
November 2Memphis State 
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 6–3211,900
November 9Tulane*
L 15–2510,260[8]
November 16at Air Force*
L 8–2832,175
November 23at No. 11 Houston*
L 6–10034,098
November 28Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 23–78,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

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1969 NFL/AFL draft

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The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft following the season.[10][11]

Round Pick Player Position Club
3 55 Al Jenkins Guard Cleveland Browns (NFL)
8 202 Chuck Reynolds Center Cleveland Browns (NFL)
9 213 Mike Stripling Running back Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)
15 370 Brant Conley Running back Boston Patriots (AFL)

References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1968.html
  2. ^ a b "1968 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "1968 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "1968 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Dr. Phil & Dave discuss Houston/Tulsa 1968". YouTube.
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "NTSU halts Tulsa 20–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulane takes see-saw tiff from Tulsans". The Daily Oklahoman. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "1969 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


 

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