1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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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)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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 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]

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 State
  • Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 34–13
September 7Oklahoma State
W 13–7
September 14at Kansas
L 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 Louisiana
W 34–20
October 26at Memphis State
W 33–28
November 2Southern Miss
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 13–10[3]
November 16Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 40–0
November 23OhioNo. 23
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 45–13
November 30at SMUNo. 22
W 31–26
December 30vs. San Diego StateNo. 23
W 28–17
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Gus Frerotte So
T 55 Jerry Ostroski Sr
QB 11 T. J. Rubley Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 24 Barry Minter Jr
LB 97 Tracy Scroggins Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings[]

Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football 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.
  3. ^ "It's a miracle on ice for TU". The Daily Oklahoman. November 3, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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