1966 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1966 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Glenn Dobbs, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–4 record, 3–1 against conference opponents, and finished tied for first place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2]

1966 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1966 record6–4 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium (Capacity: 40,385)
1966 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North Texas State + 3 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Tulsa + 3 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Cincinnati 2 –2 –0  3 –7 –0
Louisville 1 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Wichita State 1 –3 –0  2 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The team's statistical leaders included Greg Barton with 1,673 passing yards, Gene Lakusiak with 330 rushing yards, and Neal Sweeney with 740 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17Tampa*
W 57–11
September 24at Arkansas*
L 8–27
October 8at Colorado State*Fort Collins, COW 20–6
October 15North Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 30–27
October 22at Memphis State*
L 0–6
October 29at Cincinnati
W 13–0
November 5at Houston*
L 14–73
November 12Montana State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 13–10
November 19at Louisville
L 18–29
November 24Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 47–14
  • *Non-conference game

Source: [1]

References
  1. "1966 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "1966 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. "1966 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.


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