1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Claude "Hoot" Gibson, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–4 record, 3–1 against conference opponents, and finished in second place in the Missouri Valley Conference.^[1]

1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–4 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach	Claude "Hoot" Gibson (1st season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisville $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Tulsa	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Memphis State	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
North Texas State	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included John Dobbs with 664 passing yards, Josh Ashton with 685 rushing yards, and Jim Butler with 245 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	1:30 p.m.	Cincinnati*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 7–3	17,500
September 19		Idaho State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 38–13	15,250	[3]
September 26		at No. 12 Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–49	40,000	[4]
October 3	1:30 p.m.	Memphis State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 27–12	17,500
October 10	6:01 p.m.	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 8–14	9,543
October 17		at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 14–17	24,000	[5]
October 31		at Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 9–21	34,119	[6]
November 7	1:30 p.m.	Wichita State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 21–12	25,000	[7]
November 21		Idaho*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 30–17	8,500	[8][9]
December 5	8:40 p.m.	North Texas State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 26–20	10,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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After the season

1971 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1971 NFL draft following the season.^[13][14]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
9	209	Josh Ashton	Running back	New England Patriots
17	439	Ken Duncan	Punter	Minnesota Vikings