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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31		at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		L 10–17	12,177
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK ( rivalry)		L 9–30	44,800
September 21		No. 19 Iowa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN Plus	W 27–20	27,788
September 28		at Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		W 31–24	68,384
October 12		Colorado State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 20–14	24,556
October 19		No. 18 BYU	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	L 30–55	34,624
October 26		at No. 21 Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		L 19–45	29,047
November 2		New Mexico	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 23–34	19,897
November 9		TCU	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 24–31	17,203
November 16		at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 38–21	14,293
November 23		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 14–42	19,200
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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After the season

1997 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season. ^{[4] [5]}

References

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