1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Appearance
1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 6–5 (5–0 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Logan (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bill Young (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Indiana State ^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record (5–0 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Richie Stephenson with 1,134 passing yards, Gordon Brown with 995 rushing yards, and Ronnie Kelley with 675 yards.[2] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | Southern Illinois | W 23–10 | 17,127 | ||
September 15 | at No. 8 BYU* | L 15–38 | 64,327 | ||
September 22 | at Arkansas* | L 9–18 | 43,680 | ||
September 29 | No. 10 Oklahoma State*![]() |
| L 7–31 | 40,235 | |
October 5 | at West Texas State | W 35–7 | 2,300 | ||
October 13 | East Carolina* |
| W 31–20 | 16,674 | [3] |
October 20 | Wichita State |
| W 55–20 | 12,621 | [4] |
October 27 | at Texas Tech* | L 17–20 | 34,624 | ||
November 3 | at Illinois State | W 28–7 | 9,491 | ||
November 10 | at Indiana State* | W 24–17 | 12,392 | ||
November 17 | Southwestern Louisiana* |
| L 17–18 | 13,104 | |
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After the season
[edit]1985 NFL Draft
[edit]The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[6][7]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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10 | 276 | Albert Myres | Defensive back | Los Angeles Raiders |
12 | 309 | Dean Hamel | Defensive tackle | Washington Redskins |
12 | 310 | Byron Jones | Defensive tackle | Minnesota Vikings |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "Stephenson's 3 TD passes carry TU to 31–20 victory". The Daily Oklahoman. October 14, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurricane whips past WSU 55–20". The Wichita Eagle. October 21, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 186. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.