1977 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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 finished the season with an overall record of three wins and eight losses, and a conference record of two wins and three losses.

1977 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1977 record3–8 (2–3 MVC)
Head coachJohn Cooper (1st season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1977 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
West Texas State $ 4 –1 –0  6 –4 –1
Wichita State 3 –1 –0  5 –6 –0
New Mexico State 3 –2 –0  4 –7 –0
Tulsa 2 –2 –0  3 –8 –0
Drake 1 –4 –0  2 –9 –0
Southern Illinois 0 –3 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 21–4824,130
September 10Oklahoma State*
L 17–3439,168
September 17Northeast Louisiana*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 37–3514,306
September 24at No. 16 Arkansas*
L 3–3743,524
October 1Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 26–3817,081
October 8at Louisville*
L 0–3312,007
October 22at Cincinnati*
L 0–2814,400
October 29at San Diego State*
L 7–4128,306
November 5at Drake
W 33–236,370
November 12New Mexico State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–2411,384
November 19at West Texas State
L 21–576,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Coaching staff
  • 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

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References
  1. "1977 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Yearly Results". Deloss David. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  2. United Press International (January 23, 1977). "Tulsa staff is complete". Sunday Times-Sentinel. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  3. "Ex-Eastern aide Marmie accepts Arizona State job". Lexington Herald-Leader. March 28, 1985. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  4. "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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