1963 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1963 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wichita $ 3 1 0 7 2 0
Cincinnati 2 1 0 6 4 0
Tulsa 2 2 0 5 5 0
North Texas State 2 2 0 3 6 0
Louisville 0 3 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Glenn Dobbs, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5 record (2–2 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and finished in third place in the conference.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Rhome with 1,909 passing yards, Hank Dorsch with 211 rushing yards, and John Simmons with 543 receiving yards.[3] Under Glenn Dobbs, Tulsa led the nation in passing for five straight years from 1962 to 1966.[4]

  1. ^ "1963 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "1963 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "1963 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. ^ James Hart, "Passing of a Hurricane Legend" Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, University of Tulsa Collegian, November 19, 2002.