1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1976 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach F. A. Dry, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–4–1 record, 2–1–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and tied for the conference championship.^[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Ronnie Hickerson with 1,554 passing yards, Rickey Watts with 464 rushing yards, and Cornell Webster with 622 receiving yards.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Richmond*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 22–7	24,000	[4]
September 11	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Stadium Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	L 21–33	38,000	[5]
September 18	Memphis State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 16–14	30,350	[6]
September 25	at No. 12 Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 9–3	40,563	[7]
October 2	New Mexico State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 32–7	31,700	[8]
October 16	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–16	17,717	[9]
October 30	at Louisville*	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	W 20–10	8,068	[10]
November 6	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 35–31	31,000	[11]
November 13	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 45–20	5,182	[12]
November 20	Wichita State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 13–30	12,425	[13]
November 27	West Texas State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	T 17–17	7,137	[14]
December 13	vs. McNeese State*	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	L 16–20	15,542–19,164	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1977 NFL draft following the season.^[17][18]