1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–9 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 5 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 4 0 2 8 0
Tulsa 1 4 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Memphis State and Wichita State's games against Florida State counted in the conference standings.

The 1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only year under head coach Vince Carillot, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 1–9 record with a mark of 1–4 against conference opponents, tying for fifth place at the bottom of the MVC standings.[1]

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.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Colorado*L 14–3534,784
September 27at No. 3 Arkansas*L 0–5542,000–43,617[3]
October 11at Tampa*L 14–3120,179
October 18Florida State*L 20–3816,500
October 25Cincinnati
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 40–2412,000
November 1at
Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
  • L 24–4223,003
    November 8Houston*dagger
    L 14–4717,750
    November 15at North Texas StateL 16–425,000[4]
    November 221:30 p.m.at Wichita StateL 12–2819,878
    November 27Louisville
    • Skelly Stadium
    • Tulsa, OK
    L 29–3512,750
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

    [5][6]

    Roster

    1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 2 Rick Arrington Sr
    RB 26 Josh Ashton Jr
    OT 74 Jean Barrett So
    QB 5 Ray Borowicz Jr
    WR 11 Ken Duncan Jr
    G 69 Joe Garnero Jr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 90 Dick Blanchard So
    DT 75 Tom Brady So
    DT 93 Jim King So
    DB Ralph McGill Jr
    DB 16 Jim Morgan Jr
    DB 32 Doug Wyatt Sr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 3 Larry Cookus Jr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    After the season

    1970 NFL draft

    The following Golden Hurricane players was selected in the 1970 NFL draft following the season.[7][8]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL club
    17 426 Doug Wyatt Defensive back New Orleans Saints

    References

    1. ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1970 (80th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1970. p. 48. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
    2. ^ "1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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    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.