1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record, 5–1 against conference opponents, and won the Missouri Valley Conference co-championship.^[1]

1973 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–5 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach	F. A. Dry (2nd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulsa +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
North Texas State +	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Louisville	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wichita State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Drake	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
West Texas State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The team's statistical leaders included Joe McCulley with 1,579 passing yards, Freddie Carolina with 540 rushing yards, and Steve Largent with 501 receiving yards.^[2] Largent went on to play 14 years in the National Football League and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		West Texas State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 48–3	27,000
September 22		at Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 0–21	27,500
September 29	7:30 p.m.	Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 16–13	24,000
October 6		Drake	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 44–7	23,500
October 13		at Memphis State*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 16–28	10,420
October 20		New Mexico State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 52–14	20,000
October 27		at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 6–20	42,341	[3]
November 3	1:33 p.m.	Louisville	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 17–9	18,500
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 24–15	14,800	[4]
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 19–28	6,548	[5]
December 1		at No. 14 Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 16–35	21,500–21,590	[6]
*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

1974 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1974 NFL draft following the season.^[8][9]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
9	210	Danny Colbert	Defensive back	San Diego Chargers
10	236	Ray Rhodes	Defensive back	New York Giants
11	273	T. C. Blair	Tight end	Detroit Lions