1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
---|---|
MVC champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 8–3 (5–0 MVC) |
Head coach |
|
Defensive coordinator | Bill Young (1st season) |
Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Indiana State ^ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 3 | San Diego State* | W 34–9 | 25,429 | ||
September 10 | at Arkansas* | L 14–17 | 45,202 | [3] | |
September 17 | Northwestern State* |
| W 26–19 | 20,193 | |
September 24 | at No. 8 Oklahoma* | L 18–28 | 75,500 | ||
October 1 | at Oklahoma State* | L 0–9 | 49,500 | ||
October 8 | New Mexico State |
| W 24–10 | 16,098 | |
October 15 | Illinois State |
| W 39–25 | 21,107 | |
October 22 | at Texas Tech* | W 59–20 | 34,002 | [4] | |
October 29 | Wichita State |
| W 30–19 | 23,947 | [5] |
November 5 | at Drake | W 22–13 | 4,900 | ||
November 12 | West Texas State |
| W 31–16 | 22,318 | |
|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 107 | Mike Gunter | Running back | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
9 | 234 | Tom Baldwin | Nose tackle | New York Jets |