1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 10–2 record and defeated San Diego State, 28–17, in the 1991 Freedom Bowl. During the regular season, the team defeated #15 Texas A&M (35-34) and lost to #2 Miami (10-34).[1]

1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 21
1991 record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRockey Felker (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPete McGinnis (1st season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 East Carolina      11 1 0
No. 4 Florida State      11 2 0
No. 3 Penn State      11 2 0
No. 21 Tulsa      10 2 0
Louisiana Tech      8 1 2
No. 13 Notre Dame      10 3 0
Akron      5 6 0
Memphis State      5 6 0
Army      4 7 0
Cincinnati      4 7 0
Southern Miss      4 7 0
South Carolina      3 6 2
Southwestern Louisiana      2 8 1
Louisville      2 9 0
Northern Illinois      2 9 0
Tulane      1 10 0
Navy      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback T. J. Rubley with 2,054 passing yards, Chris Hughley with 1,326 rushing yards, and Chris Penn with 792 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
August 31Southwest Missouri StateW 34–13
September 7Oklahoma State
W 13–7
September 14at KansasL 17–23
September 21 No. 15 Texas A&M
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 35–34
September 28 No. 2 Miami (FL)
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 10–34
October 12at SW LouisianaW 34–20
October 26at Memphis StateW 33–28
November 2Southern Miss
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 13–10
November 16Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 40–0
November 23OhioNo. 23
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 45–13
November 30at SMUNo. 22W 31–26
December 30vs. San Diego StateNo. 23W 28–17
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Gus Frerotte So
T 55 Jerry Ostroski Sr
QB 11 T. J. Rubley Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 24 Barry Minter Jr
LB 97 Tracy Scroggins Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 23 22 23 21 
Coaches Poll NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 21

References

  1. "1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. "1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.


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