1960 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
American college football season
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The 1960 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1960 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5 record (2–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and finished in second place in the conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Keeling with 1,018 passing yards, David White with 444 rushing yards, and Jim Furlong with 209 receiving yards.[3]
- Bobby Dobbs (6th season)
| 1960 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | New Mexico State* | L 18–38 | 17,278 | [4] | |
| September 24 | at Arkansas* | L 7–48 | 25,000 | [5] | |
| October 1 | Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 21–7 | 11,611 | [6] |
| October 8 | Oklahoma State* |
| L 7–28 | 16,238 | [7] |
| October 15 | at Arizona* | W 17–16 | 23,500 | [8] | |
| October 22 | at Cincinnati | W 34–3 | 12,000 | [9] | |
| October 29 | at Georgia* | L 7–45 | 31,000 | [10] | |
| November 5 | Wichita |
| L 20–21 | 11,226 | [11] |
| November 12 | North Texas State |
| W 12–8 | 9,112 | [12] |
| November 26 | at Houston* | W 26–16 | 7,000 | [13] | |
After the season
1961 NFL draft
The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 1961 NFL draft following the season.[16][17]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 259 | Joe Novsek | Defensive end | Baltimore Colts |
1961 AFL draft
The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1961 American Football League draft following the season.[18]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | AFL club |
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| 17 | 131 | Joe Novsek | Defensive end | Oakland Raiders |
| 25 | 200 | Jack Kreider | Halfback | Houston Oilers |
