1972 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
American college football season
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The 1972 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 4–7 record with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MVC.[1] The team began the season in its third year under Claude "Hoot" Gibson and went 1–5 in games under Gibson. After six games, Gibson was fired and replaced by F. A. Dry, who led the team to a record of 3–2 over the final five games of the season.[2][3]
- Claude "Hoot" Gibson (3rd season; first 6 games)
- F. A. Dry (1st season, final 5 games)
| 1972 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Louisville + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Todd Starks with 1,201 passing yards, Ed White with 675 rushing yards, and Drew Pearson with 690 receiving yards.[4] Pearson went on to play 11 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at Kansas State* | L 13–21 | 28,000 | [5] | ||
| September 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Wichita State | W 10–9 | 21,000 | [6] | |
| September 23 | Houston* |
| L 0–21 | 23,200 | [7] | |
| September 30 | at Arkansas* | L 20–21 | 40,003 | [8] | ||
| October 7 | at Texas Tech* | L 18–35 | 34,175 | [9] | ||
| October 14 | TCU[n 1] |
| L 9–35 | 18,500 | [10] | |
| October 28 | at Memphis State | L 21–49 | 21,736 | [11] | ||
| November 4 | 7:01 p.m. | at No. 17 Louisville | W 28–26 | 24,000 | [12] | |
| November 11 | at Florida State* | L 21–23 | 24,016 | [13] | ||
| November 18 | Montana* |
| W 10–7 | 3,000–10,000 | [14] | |
| November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | North Texas State |
| W 45–22 | 5,000 | [15] |
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Notes
- Designated conference game
After the season
1973 NFL draft
The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the [[973 NFL draft}]] following the season.[18][19]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 4 | 98 | Drane Scrivener | Defensive back | Dallas Cowboys |
| 6 | 149 | Arthur Moore | Nose tackle | San Francisco 49ers |
| 13 | 321 | Ed White | Running back | Denver Broncos |
