1977 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
| 1977 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Competing as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), the team was led by first-year head coach John Cooper and played its home games at Skelly Stadium. Tulsa compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a conference mark of 2–3, tying for fourth place in the MVC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 21–48 | 24,130 | ||
| September 10 | Oklahoma State* | L 17–34 | 39,168 | ||
| September 17 | Northeast Louisiana* |
| W 37–35 | 14,306 | [1] |
| September 24 | at No. 16 Arkansas* | L 3–37 | 43,524 | ||
| October 1 | Wichita State |
| L 26–38 | 17,081 | [2] |
| October 8 | at Louisville* | L 0–33 | 12,007 | ||
| October 22 | at Cincinnati[n 1]* | L 0–28 | 14,400 | ||
| October 29 | at San Diego State* | L 7–41 | 28,306 | ||
| November 5 | at Drake | W 33–23 | 6,370 | ||
| November 12 | New Mexico State |
| W 27–24 | 11,384 | |
| November 19 | at West Texas State | L 21–57 | 6,300 | [3] | |
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Coaching staff
[edit]- John Cooper – head coach
- Mel Foels – assistant coach
- Harvey Jones – assistant coach
- Larry Marmie – defensive coordinator
- Stan McGarvey – offensive backfield, recruiting coordinator
- Tom Ososkie – assistant coach
- Mike Sweatman – assistant coach
- Steve Walters – assistant coach
- John Wittenborn – assistant coach
Notes
[edit]- ^ Designated conference game
References
[edit]- ^ "52-yard FG allows Tulsa 37–35 victory". The Daily Oklahoman. September 18, 1977. p. B3. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wichita State decks Tulsa, 38–26". The Daily Oklahoman. October 2, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fullback rolls as West Texas bombards Tulsa". The Lawton Constitution. November 20, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ United Press International (January 23, 1977). "Tulsa staff is complete". Sunday Times-Sentinel. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ "Ex-Eastern aide Marmie accepts Arizona State job". Lexington Herald-Leader. March 28, 1985. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ "McGarvey resigns Jewell grid post for assistant's job at Cincinnati". St. Joseph Gazette. Associated Press. January 28, 1981. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
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