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1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–2–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Houston $ 4 0 0 7 2 1
Tulsa 2 1 1 7 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 1 1 3 5 2
Wichita 1 3 0 4 7 0
Detroit 0 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1956 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–2–1 record (2–1–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and ranked seventh of 111 teams in scoring defense with an average of 6.7 points allowed per game.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included George Cagliola with 394 passing yards, Dick Hughes with 618 rushing yards, and Ronnie Morris with 150 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15New Mexico A&M*W 27–617,013
September 29at Cincinnati*L 6–717,000
October 6Marquette*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 54–013,718
October 13Oklahoma A&Mdagger
T 14–1419,391
October 20at DetroitW 3–09,118[3]
October 27Hardin–Simmons*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–013,944
November 3Pacific (CA)*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–1315,505
November 10at HoustonL 0–1420,000
November 17Texas Tech*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 10–712,152
November 24Wichita
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–613,121
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1956 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ^ George Puscas (October 21, 1956). "First-Period Field Goal Beats U-D, 3-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.