1957 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1957 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Bobby Dodds, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–6 record (2–2 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents), and finished in third place in the conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included George Cagliola with 239 passing yards, Ronnie Morris with 569 rushing yards, and Dick Brown with 104 receiving yards.[3]

1957 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–6 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium (capacity: 19,500)
1957 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Houston $ 3 –0 –05 –4 –1
North Texas State 1 –0 –05 –5 –0
Tulsa 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Cincinnati 1 –2 –05 –4 –1
Wichita 0 –3 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Hardin–Simmons*
L 0–1416,500
September 28at Arkansas*
L 14–41
October 5at Pacific (CA)*
L 13–2120,000
October 12at Oklahoma State*
L 13–2821,000
October 19North Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 12–1412,500[4]
October 26Air Force*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 12–78,463
November 9at Texas Tech*
W 3–018,500
November 16Cincinnati
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 12–711,148
November 23Houstondagger
L 7–1313,486
November 30at Wichita*
W 24–04,844
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[5]

After the season

1957 NFL Draft
Main article: 1957 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[6][7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
11127Dick HughesHalfbackPittsburgh Steelers
19229Ronnie MorrisBackNew York Giants

References
  1. "1957 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. "1957 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. "1957 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. "North Texas hands Tulsa 14–12 defeat". The Lawton Constitution And Morning Press. October 20, 1957. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. pp. 182–183. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  6. "1957 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  7. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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