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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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| Louisville $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Claude "Hoot" Gibson, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–4 record, 3–1 against conference opponents, and finished in second place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included John Dobbs with 664 passing yards, Josh Ashton with 685 rushing yards, and Jim Butler with 245 receiving yards.[2]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Cincinnati* |
| W 7–3 | 17,500 | |
| September 19 | Idaho State* |
| W 38–13 | 15,250 | |
| September 26 | at No. 12Arkansas* |
| L 7–49 | 40,000 | |
| October 3 | Memphis State |
| W 27–12 | 17,500 | |
| October 10 | atLouisville |
| L 8–14 | 9,543 | |
| October 17 | atVirginia Tech* |
| L 14–17 | 24,000 | [3] |
| October 31 | atHouston* |
| L 9–21 | 34,119 | |
| November 7 | Wichita State |
| W 21–12 | 25,000 | [4] |
| November 21 | Idaho* |
| W 30–17 | 8,500 | [5][6] |
| December 5 | North Texas State |
| W 26–20 | 10,000 | [7] |
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The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[10][11]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 9 | 209 | Josh Ashton | Running back | New England Patriots |
| 17 | 439 | Ken Duncan | Punter | Minnesota Vikings |
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