1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

American college football season

1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 1–9 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach|

* Vince Carillot (1st season)

Home stadium| Skelly Stadium

Seasons

<- 1968

1970 ->

1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Memphis State $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
North Texas State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Louisville | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Cincinnati | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Wichita State | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Tulsa | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only year under head coach Vince Carillot, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 1–9 record, 1–4 against conference opponents, and finished in last place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[2]

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.[3]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| at Colorado*|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| L 14–35| 34,784|
September 27| at No. 3 Arkansas*|

* Razorback Stadium
* Fayetteville, AR

| L 0–55| 42,000|
October 11| at Tampa*|

* Tampa Stadium
* Tampa, FL

| L 14–31| 20,179|
October 18| Florida State*|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| L 20–38| 16,500|
October 25| Cincinnati|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| W 40–24| 12,000|
November 1| at Memphis State*|

* Memphis Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| L 24–42| 23,003|
November 8| Houston*|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK (rivalry)

| L 14–47| 17,750|
November 15| at North Texas State|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| L 16–42| 5,000| [4]
November 22| at Wichita State|

* Cessna Stadium
* Wichita, KS

| L 12–28| 19,878|
November 27| Louisville|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| L 29–35| 12,750|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster[edit]

1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `5` | Rick Arrington
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `32` | Doug Wyatt
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Vince Carillot

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## After the season[edit]

### 1970 NFL Draft[edit]

Main article: 1970 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[7][8]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL club

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17 | 426 | Doug Wyatt | Defensive back | New Orleans Saints

## References[edit]

1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1969.html
2. ^ "1969 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
3. ^ "1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
4. ^ "North Texas rips Hurricane, 42–16". Victoria Advocate. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
6. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 184. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
7. ^ "1970 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
8. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

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Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

Venues|

* South Main Park (1912–1914)
* Association Park (1915–1917)
* McNulty Park (1919–1929)
* Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Houston
* Oklahoma State

Culture & lore|

* Captain Cane
* "Hurricane Spirit"
* The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1895
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