1959 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State + 3 –1 –09 –2 –0
Houston + 3 –1 –03 –7 –0
Tulsa 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
Wichita 1 –2 –15 –4 –1
Cincinnati 0 –3 –15 –4 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1959 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5 record (2–2 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents), and finished in third place in the conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Keeling with 752 passing yards, Bob Brumble with 599 rushing yards, and Buddy Kelly with 270 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Arkansas*
L 0–2823,000
September 26New Mexico State*
W 28–2712,000–14,500[4]
October 3at Texas Tech*
L 7–812,000
October 10at Oklahoma State*
L 0–2621,000
October 17Hardin–Simmons*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 16–812,317
October 24Detroit*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 21–612,120[5]
October 31Houstondagger
L 13–2212,034
November 7Cincinnati
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–710,045
November 14No. 16 North Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 17–66,872
November 26at Wichita
L 21–266,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6][1]

References

  1. 1 2 "1959 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1959 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1959 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ Abe Perilman (September 27, 1959). "Hurricane Destroys Aggies 27-28 To Break Win Streak". Las Cruces Sun-News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Marshall Dann (October 25, 1959). "Breeze, Hurricanes Too Much: U-D Winded at Tulsa, 21-6". Detroit Free Press. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 183. Retrieved January 16, 2023.


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