1968 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
American college football season
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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.[1][2]
- Glenn Dobbs (8th season)
| 1968 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 3 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Mike Stripling with 1,968 passing yards and 307 rushing yards and Harry Wood with 988 receiving yards.[3]
The most notable member of this team was middle linebacker Phillip "Dr. Phil" McGraw.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | at Arkansas* | L 13–56 | 41,000–41,712 | [5] | |
| October 5 | Southern Illinois* | W 20–3 | 21,700 | [6] | |
| October 12 | at Louisville | L 7–16 | 11,132 | [7] | |
| October 19 | North Texas State |
| L 17–20 | 26,250 | [8] |
| October 26 | at Cincinnati | W 34–27 | 15,569 | [9] | |
| November 2 | Memphis State |
| L 6–32 | 11,900 | [10] |
| November 9 | Tulane* | L 15–25 | 10,260 | [11] | |
| November 16 | at Air Force* | L 8–28 | 32,175 | [12] | |
| November 23 | at No. 11 Houston* | L 6–100 | 34,098 | [13] | |
| November 28 | Wichita State |
| W 23–7 | 8,000 | [14] |
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After the season
1969 NFL/AFL draft
The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft following the season.[17][18]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Club |
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| 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) |
