1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Don Morton, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–4 record.[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Gage with 1,090 passing yards, Derrick Ellison with 1,064 rushing yards, and Ronnie Kelly with 533 receiving yards.[2]

1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceIndependent
1986 record7–4
Head coachDon Morton (2nd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Penn State        12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)        11 1 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech        9 2 1
No. 19 Boston College        9 3 0
Tulsa        7 4 0
Florida State        7 4 1
Army        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Temple        6 5 0
Pittsburgh        5 5 1
Rutgers        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Notre Dame        5 6 0
Syracuse        5 6 0
South Carolina        3 6 2
Tulane        4 7 0
West Virginia        4 7 0
Louisville        3 8 0
Navy        3 8 0
Wichita State        3 8 0
East Carolina        2 9 0
Northern Illinois        2 9 0
Memphis State        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 30Louisiana Tech
L 17–22
September 6Tennessee Tech
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 51–0
September 13Oklahoma State
W 27–23
September 20at No. 12 ArkansasL 17–34
September 27at HoustonW 24–14
October 2Cal State Fullerton
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 20–10
October 11at Southwestern LouisianaL 13–17
October 18Central Michigan
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 42–6
November 1Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–10
November 8at New MexicoW 34–27
November 15at No. 1 Miami (FL)L 10–23
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

References

  1. "1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.


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