1966 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
American college football season
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The 1966 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Glenn Dobbs, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–4 record, 3–1 against conference opponents, and finished tied for first place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2]
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (3–1 MVC)
Headcoach
- Glenn Dobbs (6th season)
HomestadiumSkelly Stadium
| 1966 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC co-champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Greg Barton with 1,673 passing yards, Gene Lakusiak with 330 rushing yards, and Neal Sweeney with 740 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Tampa* | W 57–11 | 25,500 | [4] | |
| September 24 | at No. 6 Arkansas* | L 8–27 | 41,000 | [5] | |
| October 8 | at Colorado State* | W 20–6 | 14,300 | [6] | |
| October 15 | North Texas State |
| W 30–27 | 25,400 | [7] |
| October 22 | at Memphis State* | L 0–6 | 27,604 | [8] | |
| October 29 | at Cincinnati | W 13–0 | 18,000 | [9] | |
| November 5 | at Houston* | L 14–73 | 42,061 | [10] | |
| November 12 | No. 3 (small) Montana State* |
| W 13–10 | 24,055 | [11] |
| November 19 | at Louisville | L 18–29 | 3,500 | [12] | |
| November 24 | Wichita State |
| W 47–14 | 14,500 | [13] |
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After the season
1967 NFL/AFL draft
The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft following the season.[16][17]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Club |
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| 6 | 135 | Don Bandy | Guard | Washington Redskins (NFL) |
| 6 | 139 | Neal Sweeney | Wide receiver | Denver Broncos (AFL) |
| 7 | 170 | Milt Jackson | Defensive back | San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 13 | 323 | Charley Hardt | Defensive back | Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
