1959 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
American college football season
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The 1959 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1959 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5 record (2–2 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents), and finished in third place in the conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Keeling with 752 passing yards, Bob Brumble with 599 rushing yards, and Buddy Kelly with 270 receiving yards.[3]
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5 (2–2 MVC)
Headcoach
- Bobby Dobbs (5th season)
HomestadiumSkelly Field
| 1959 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Arkansas* | L 0–28 | 23,000 | [4] | |
| September 26 | New Mexico State* | W 28–27 | 12,000–14,500 | [5] | |
| October 3 | at Texas Tech* | L 7–8 | 12,000 | [6] | |
| October 10 | at Oklahoma State* | L 0–26 | 21,000 | [7] | |
| October 17 | Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 16–8 | 12,317 | [8] |
| October 24 | Detroit* |
| W 21–6 | 12,120 | [9] |
| October 31 | Houston |
| L 13–22 | 12,034 | [10] |
| November 7 | Cincinnati |
| W 14–7 | 10,045 | [11] |
| November 14 | No. 16 North Texas State |
| W 17–6 | 6,480–6,872 | [12] |
| November 26 | at Wichita | L 21–26 | 6,000 | [13] | |
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