1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first and only year under head coach George Henshaw, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 3–8 record.[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback T. J. Rubley with 2,058 passing yards, Derrick Ellison with 593 rushing yards, and Dan Bitson with 608 receiving yards.[2]

1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record3–8
Head coachGeorge Henshaw (1st season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)        12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse        11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina        8 4 0
Pittsburgh        8 4 0
Penn State        8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame        8 4 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Rutgers        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Memphis State        5 5 1
Northern Illinois        5 5 1
West Virginia        6 6 0
Tulane        6 6 0
Army        5 6 0
Boston College        5 6 0
East Carolina        5 6 0
Akron        4 7 0
Cincinnati        4 7 0
Louisville        3 7 1
Temple        3 8 0
Tulsa        3 8 0
Virginia Tech        2 9 0
Navy        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at Oklahoma StateL 28–39
September 12at FloridaL 0–52
September 19at No. 12 ArkansasL 15–30
September 26No. 1 Oklahoma
L 0–65
October 3at Kansas StateW 37–25
October 10at TempleW 24–17
October 17at Central MichiganL 18–41
October 24at Texas TechL 7–42
October 31Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 26–22
November 7Northern Arizona
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 20–24
November 21Memphis State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–14
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Roster

1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 85 Mike Anderson So
WR 29 Dan Bitson Fr
RB 16 Derrick Ellison Jr
WR 3 Erick Harrison Jr
QB 11 T. J. Rubley Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 48 Dennis Byrd Jr
DE 84 Donnie Dee Sr
SS 6 Doug Desherow Sr
LB 34 David Haynes Sr
DB 22 Mickey Price So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.


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