1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record4–7 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Thomas (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Knoll (8th season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$   8 – 0     14 – 1  
Utah   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Rice   6 – 2     7 – 4  
SMU   4 – 4     5 – 6  
New Mexico   3 – 5     6 – 5  
TCU   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
UTEP   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x   7 – 1     10 – 2  
San Diego State   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Air Force   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Fresno State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7     2 – 10  
UNLV   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–7 record.[1] In the team's first season as members of the Western Athletic Conference the team finished seventh in the Mountain Divsision with a 2–6 conference record. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Troy DeGar with 1,336 passing yards, Reggie Williams with 759 rushing yards, and Wes Caswell with 817 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31at SMU
L 10–1712,177
September 146:00 p.m.at Oklahoma State*
L 9–3044,800
September 21No. 19 Iowa*
ESPN PlusW 27–2027,788
September 28at Oklahoma*
W 31–2468,384
October 12Colorado State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 20–1424,556
October 19No. 18 BYUdagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
ESPN2L 30–5534,624
October 26at No. 21 Utah
L 19–4529,047
November 2New Mexico
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 23–3419,897
November 9TCU
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 24–3117,203
November 16at UTEP
W 38–2114,293
November 23at Rice
L 14–4219,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1][3]

After the season

1997 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 1997 NFL draft following the season.[4][5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 179 Muadianvita Kazadi Linebacker St. Louis Rams

References

  1. ^ a b "1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "1996 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 188. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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