1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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]

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
(capacity: 40,385)
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 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
Main article: 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. "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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