1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 2–9 record.[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback John Fitzgerald with 2,003 passing yards, Charlie Higgins with 1,043 rushing yards, and Damon Savage with 1,084 receiving yards.[2]

1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain
1997 record2–9 (2–6 WAC)
Head coachDavid Rader (10th season)
Home stadiumSkelly Field
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mountain Division
New Mexico x  6 –2     9 –4  
Rice  5 –3     7 –4  
SMU  5 –3     6 –5  
Utah  5 –3     6 –5  
BYU  4 –4     6 –5  
UTEP  3 –5     4 –7  
Tulsa  2 –6     2 –9  
TCU  1 –7     1 –10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$  7 –1     11 –2  
Air Force  6 –2     10 –3  
Fresno State  5 –3     6 –6  
Wyoming  4 –4     7 –6  
San Diego State  4 –4     5 –7  
San Jose State  4 –4     4 –7  
UNLV  2 –6     3 –8  
Hawaii  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
August 28at Cincinnati*
L 24–34
September 13at Iowa*
L 16–54
September 20Missouri*
L 21–42
October 4Rice
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 24–42
October 11UTEP
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 18–33
October 18at TCU
W 33–22
October 26at Colorado State
L 8–44
November 1Utah
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 21–13
November 8at BYU
L 39–49
November 15SMU
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 41–42
November 22at New Mexico
L 13–51
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

Roster
1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB John Fitzgerald Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References
  1. "1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. "1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.


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