1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1979 record6–5 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
(capacity: 40,385)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Indiana State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Drake 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wichita State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Tulsa   –   6 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tulsa was ineligible for MVC title

The 1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record (2–0 against conference opponents).[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bill Blankenship with 627 passing yards, Paul Roberson with 546 rushing yards, and Paul Johns with 408 receiving yards.[2] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 1McNeese State*
L 3–6
September 8at Air Force*
W 24–7
September 15Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–20
September 22at No. 3 Oklahoma*
L 13–49
September 29at No. 13 Arkansas*
L 8–33
October 6at Kansas State*
W 9–6
October 13at Louisville*
L 7–24
October 20TCU*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 17–24
October 27at Florida*
W 20–10
November 3Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–26
November 10New Mexico State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–16
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1980 NFL Draft[]

See also: 1980 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurricane was selected in the 1980 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall Pick NFL Team
Quinn Jones RB 12 313 Atlanta Falcons

References[]

  1. ^ "1979 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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