1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–3 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (1st season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 –0 –08 –3 –0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ 4 –1 –013 –1 –0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 –2 –09 –4 –0
New Mexico State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Illinois State 2 –2 –16 –4 –1
Wichita State 3 –3 –03 –8 –0
Drake 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
West Texas State 0 –5 –10 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–3 record (5–0 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Gage with 876 passing yards, Michael Gunter with 1,198 rushing yards, and John Green with 365 yards.[2] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3San Diego State*
W 34–925,429
September 10at Arkansas*
L 14–1745,202[3]
September 17Northwestern State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 26–1920,193
September 24at No. 8 Oklahoma*
L 18–2875,500
October 1at Oklahoma State*
L 0–949,500
October 8New Mexico Statedagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 24–1016,098
October 15Illinois State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 39–2521,107
October 22at Texas Tech*
W 59–2034,002[4]
October 29Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 30–1923,947[5]
November 5at Drake
W 22–134,900
November 12West Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 31–1622,318
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][6]

Coaching staff

  • John Cooper – Head Coach
  • Joe Hollis – Offensive Coordinator
  • Steve Logan - Quarterbacks & Receivers
  • Pec Clark - Running Backs
  • Kirk Doll - Offensive Line
  • Bill Young - Defensive Coordinator
  • Pat Henderson - Defensive Line
  • Jay Cain - Cornerbacks
  • Chris Thurmond - Safeties
  • Jimmy Senter - Graduate Assistant
  • Scott Johnson - Graduate Assistant

After the season

1984 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[7][8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4107Mike GunterRunning backTampa Bay Buccaneers
9234Tom BaldwinNose tackleNew York Jets

References

  1. 1 2 "1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hog miracle blunts Tulsa". The Commercial Appeal. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tulsa buries Texas Tech, 59–20". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tulsa stops WSU, 30–19". The Wichita Eagle. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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