1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Claude "Hoot" Gibson, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–7 record, 2–1 against conference opponents, and finished in fourth place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2]

1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1971 record	4–7 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach	Claude "Hoot" Gibson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium Capacity: (40,385)

1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Texas State $	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Drake	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Tulsa	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Louisville	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
West Texas State	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Wichita State	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Todd Starks with 1,687 passing yards, Mike Ridley with 311 rushing yards, and Jim Butler with 486 receiving yards.[3]

Roster

1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 74 Jean Barrett Sr TE 89 T. C. Blair So WR 3 Drew Pearson Jr QB 9 Todd Starks	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 90 Dick Blanchard Sr LB 94 Steve King Jr CB 1 Ralph McGill Sr DT 75 Arthur Moore Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Claude "Hoot" Gibson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	Kansas State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 10–19
September 25	at No. 7 Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 21–20
October 2	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 17–13
October 9	Virginia Tech*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 46–39
October 16	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Winston–Salem, NC	L 21–51
October 23	BYU*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 7–25
October 30	at No. 16 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 3–38
November 6	Louisville	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 0–17
November 13	Air Force*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 7–17
November 20	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 10–45
November 27	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 31–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
2. "1971 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
3. "1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.