1967 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
American college football season
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The 1967 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Glenn Dobbs, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–3 record, 3–1 against conference opponents, and finished in second place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2]
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–3 (3–1 MVC)
Headcoach
- Glenn Dobbs (7th season)
HomestadiumSkelly Stadium
| 1967 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (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 $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Mike Stripling with 1,271 passing yards, Cee Ellison with 661 rushing yards, and Rick Eber with 1,168 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | at Arkansas* | W 14–12 | 41,000 | [4] | |
| October 7 | Idaho State* | W 58–0 | 23,500 | [5] | |
| October 14 | Tampa* |
| W 77–0 | 21,500 | [6] |
| October 21 | Cincinnati |
| W 35–6 | 22,000 | [7] |
| October 28 | at Southern Illinois* | L 13–16 | 15,500 | [8] | |
| November 4 | at Wichita State | W 14–0 | 12,803 | [9] | |
| November 11 | Wake Forest* |
| L 24–31 | 23,500 | [10] |
| November 18 | at North Texas State | L 12–54 | 16,000–16,200 | [11] | |
| November 25 | No. 10 Houston* |
| W 22–13 | 26,300 | [12] |
| December 2 | Louisville |
| W 35–23 | 12,000 | [13] |
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After the season
1968 NFL/AFL draft
The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft following the season.[16][17]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Club |
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| 4 | 85 | Willie Crittendon | Defensive tackle | New Orleans Saints (NFL) |
| 6 | 162 | Rick Eber | Wide receiver | Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
| 8 | 214 | Karl Henke | Defensive end | New York Jets (AFL) |
| 9 | 223 | Joe Blake | Tackle | New Orleans Saints (NFL) |
| 9 | 227 | Gary McDermott | Running back | Buffalo Bills (AFL) |
| 9 | 229 | Greg Barton | Quarterback | Detroit Lions (NFL) |
| 13 | 334 | Bob Joswick | Defensive end | Miami Dolphins (AFL) |
