1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record (5-1 against conference opponents) and tied for the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1][2]

1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1981 record6–5 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (2nd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Drake + 5 1 0  10 1 0
Tulsa + 5 1 0  6 5 0
Southern Illinois 5 2 0  7 4 0
West Texas State 3 3 0  7 4 0
Wichita State 3 3 1  4 6 1
Indiana State 2 4 1  5 5 1
New Mexico State 1 5 0  3 8 0
Illinois State 0 5 0  3 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Kenny Jackson with 806 passing yards, Brett White with 640 rushing yards, and John Green with 252 receiving yards.[3] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5Kansas*L 11–15
September 12at Arkansas*L 10–14
September 19at Oklahoma State*L 21–23
September 26Southern Illinois
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 34–36
October 3Kansas State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
wlt 35–21
October 17at Indiana StateW 20–19
October 24Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 52–21
October 31Drake
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 59–6
November 7New Mexico State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 31–0
November 14at West Texas StateW 24–10
November 21at Arkansas State*L 7–31
  • *Non-conference game

[2]


References

  1. "1981 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. "1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. "1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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