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The 1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only year under head coach Vince Carillot, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 1–9 record with a mark of 1–4 against conference opponents, tying for fifth place at the bottom of the MVC standings.[1]

Record1–9 (1–4 MVC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumSkelly Stadium
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1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–9 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
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1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State $5–0–08–2–0
North Texas State4–1–07–3–0
Louisville2–3–05–4–1
Cincinnati2–3–04–6–0
Wichita State1–4–02–8–0
Tulsa1–4–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Memphis State and Wichita State's games against Florida State counted in the conference standings.
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The team's statistical leaders included Rick Arrington with 1,641 passing yards, Josh Ashton with 851 rushing yards, and Jim Butler with 593 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Colorado*L 14–3534,784[3]
September 27at No. 3 Arkansas*L 0–5542,000–43,617[4]
October 11at Tampa*L 14–3120,179[5]
October 18Florida State*L 20–3816,500[6]
October 251:30 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 40–2412,000[7]
November 1at Memphis StateL 24–4223,003[8]
November 8Houston*dagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 14–4717,750[9]
November 152:00 p.m.at North Texas StateL 16–425,000[10]
November 221:30 p.m.at Wichita StateL 12–2819,878[11]
November 27Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 29–3512,750[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Rick Arrington Sr
RB 26 Josh Ashton Jr
OT 74 Jean Barrett So
QB 5 Ray Borowicz Jr
WR 11 Ken Duncan Jr
G 69 Joe Garnero Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 90 Dick Blanchard So
DT 75 Tom Brady So
DT 93 Jim King So
DB Ralph McGill Jr
DB 16 Jim Morgan Jr
DB 32 Doug Wyatt Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3 Larry Cookus Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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After the season

1970 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players was selected in the 1970 NFL draft following the season.[16][17]

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
17426Doug WyattDefensive backNew Orleans Saints
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