1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–5 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Logan (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (2nd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Southern Illinois
W 23–1017,127[3]
September 15at No. 8 BYU*
L 15–3864,327[4]
September 22at Arkansas*
L 9–1843,680[5]
September 29No. 10 Oklahoma State*dagger
L 7–3140,235[6]
October 6at West Texas State
W 35–72,300[7]
October 13East Carolina*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 31–2016,674[8]
October 20Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 55–2012,621[9]
October 27at Texas Tech*
L 17–2034,624[10]
November 3at Illinois State
W 28–79,491[11]
November 10at Indiana State*
W 24–1712,392[12]
November 17Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 17–1813,104[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][14]

After the season

1985 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1985 NFL draft following the season.[15][16]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
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

  1. ^ a b "1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tulsa kicks aside Southern Illinois". The Clarion-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "BYU crushes Tulsa 38–15, hikes win streak to 14". The Idaho Statesman. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Substitute kicker boots Razorbacks over Tulsa". Sapulpa Daily Herald. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma State defeats Tulsa". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulsa defeats WTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stephenson's 3 TD passes carry TU to 31–20 victory". The Daily Oklahoman. October 14, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hurricane whips past WSU 55–20". The Wichita Eagle. October 21, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas Tech nips Tulsa with field goal, 20–17". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "TU rides Kelley, Gordon past Illinois State, 28–7". Tulsa World. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tulsa spoilers do job on ISU". Evansville Courier and Press. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cajuns nip Tulsa in final seconds". The Daily Oklahoman. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 186. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  16. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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