Celebrating 150 Years of College Football

Celebrating 150 Years of College Football
In honor of College Football celebrating its 150^th anniversary in 2019, TulsaHurricane.com will recognize some of the most memorable moments and exciting plays in the history of The University of Tulsa football each week throughout the season.

Tulsa is in its 120^th season of fielding a football team. The Tulsa gridiron tradition started as Henry Kendall College in 1895 with the first team posting a 1-0-0 record lead by coach Norman Leard. There were a few seasons in the early years that Kendall College did not field a team, but later becoming The University of Tulsa, the Golden Hurricane football teams have amassed 600+ wins in school history.

This 150^th College Football Anniversary moment we take a HISTORICAL LOOK this week at the 1964 Tulsa-Oklahoma State football game.

QB Jerry Rhome Leads Tulsa to Win Over OSU . . .
Most fans from that era recall Tulsa's 64-14 victory over the favored Oklahoma State Cowboys in the 1964 season as the greatest game ever in Tulsa football history.

On October 31, 1964, the two teams met at Skelly Stadium as OSU came into the game as the favorite, but it was a passing frenzy that gave Tulsa the lopsided win. Jerry Rhome, the 1964 Heisman Trophy runner-up, completed 35-of-43 passes for 488 yards and four TDs, while Howard Twilley, the 1965 Heisman Trophy runner-up, caught 15 of those passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns.

The Tulsa offense finished the game with 670 total yards, while the Hurricane defense held OSU's offense to 196 total yards. The Cowboys gained 116 yards on the ground and 80 yards through the air that day, as Tulsa's defense also held OSU to 9 first downs and forced 5 turnovers.

Celebrating 150 Years of College Football

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