1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC co-champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
1981 record | 6–5 (5–1 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Larry Coker (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Skelly Stadium (capacity: 40,385) |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 5 | Kansas* |
| L 11–15 | |
September 12 | at Arkansas* |
| L 10–14 | |
September 19 | at Oklahoma State* |
| L 21–23 | |
September 26 | Southern Illinois |
| L 34–36 | |
October 3 | Kansas State* |
| W 35–21 | |
October 17 | at Indiana State |
| W 20–19 | |
October 24 | Wichita State |
| W 52–21 | [4] |
October 31 | Drake |
| W 59–6 | |
November 7 | New Mexico State |
| W 31–0 | |
November 14 | at West Texas State |
| W 24–10 | [5] |
November 21 | at Arkansas State* |
| L 7–31 | |
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References[]
- ^ "1981 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "Tulsa shreds Shocker defense, 52–21". The Wichita Eagle. October 25, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa clinches share of crown". The Daily Oklahoman. November 15, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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