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 | |
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MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1983 record | 8–3 (5–0 MVC) |
| Head coach | John Cooper (7th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Young (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium Capacity: (40,385) |
| 1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | San Diego State* |
| W 34–9 |
| September 10 | at Arkansas* | L 14–17 | |
| September 17 | Northwestern State* |
| W 26–19 |
| September 24 | at No. 8 Oklahoma* | L 18–28 | |
| October 1 | at Oklahoma State* | L 0–9 | |
| October 8 | New Mexico State |
| W 24–10 |
| October 15 | Illinois State |
| W 39–25 |
| October 22 | at Texas Tech* | W 59–20 | |
| October 29 | Wichita State | W 30–19 | |
| November 5 | at Drake | W 22–13 | |
| November 12 | West Texas State |
| W 31–16 |
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References
- "1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- "1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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