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.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Southwestern 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. 16 Arkansas*	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	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 0–33	12,007
October 22	at Cincinnati[n 1]*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–28	14,400
October 29	at San Diego State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 7–41	28,306
November 5	at Drake	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	at West 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

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• John Cooper – Head Coach
• Mel Foels – Assistant Coach
• Harvey Jones – Assistant Coach
• Larry Marmie – Defensive Coordinator
• Stan McGarvey – Offensive Backfield/Recruiting Coordinator
• Tom Ososkie – Assistant Coach
• Mike Sweatman – Assistant Coach
• Steve Walters – Assistant Coach
• John Wittenborn – Assistant Coach

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