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1977 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1977 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach	John Cooper (1st season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
West Texas State $	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Wichita State	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Tulsa	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Drake	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Tulsa, Indiana State, and Southern Illinois played designated conference games.

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 compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a conference mark of 2–3, tying for fourth place in the MVC.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	atSouthwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 21–48	24,130
September 10	Oklahoma State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	L 17–34	39,168
September 17	Northeast Louisiana*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 37–35	14,306	^[1]
September 24	at No. 16Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 3–37	43,524
October 1	Wichita State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 26–38	17,081	^[2]
October 8	atLouisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 0–33	12,007
October 22	atCincinnati^{[n 1]}*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–28	14,400
October 29	atSan Diego State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–41	28,306
November 5	atDrake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 33–23	6,370
November 12	New Mexico State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 27–24	11,384
November 19	atWest Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 21–57	6,300	^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "52-yard FG allows Tulsa 37–35 victory". The Daily Oklahoman. September 18, 1977. p. B3. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Wichita State decks Tulsa, 38–26". The Daily Oklahoman. October 2, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Fullback rolls as West Texas bombards Tulsa". The Lawton Constitution. November 20, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ United Press International (January 23, 1977). "Tulsa staff is complete". Sunday Times-Sentinel. Retrieved March 11, 2012.

^ "Ex-Eastern aide Marmie accepts Arizona State job". Lexington Herald-Leader. March 28, 1985. Retrieved March 11, 2012.

^ "McGarvey resigns Jewell grid post for assistant's job at Cincinnati". St. Joseph Gazette. Associated Press. January 28, 1981. Retrieved March 11, 2012.

v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Venues	South Main Park (1912–1914) Association Park (1915–1917) McNulty Park (1919–1929) Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Captain Cane "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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