1978 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1978 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 9–2 record (3-1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1] The team defeated Virginia Tech (35-33), Kansas State (24-14), Louisville (24-7), Cincinnati (27-26), and Wichita State (27-13), but lost to No. 2 ranked Arkansas (13-21) and to Missouri Valley Conference champion New Mexico State (20-23).[2]

1978 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1978 record9–2 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
(capacity: 40,385)
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico State $ 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
Tulsa 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Southern Illinois 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Drake 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
Indiana State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Wichita State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
West Texas State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback David Rader with 1,683 passing yards, Sherman Johnson with 826 rushing yards, and Rickey Watts with 730 receiving yards.[3] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 2Arkansas State*
W 21–20
September 9at Virginia Tech*
W 35–33[4]
September 16Southwestern Louisiana
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 10–3
September 23Kansas State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 24–14
September 30at No. 2 Arkansas*
L 13–21
October 7Louisville*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 24–7
October 14at New Mexico State
L 20–23
October 21at Cincinnati*
W 27–26
October 28Drake
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–20
November 4West Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–23[5]
November 11at Wichita State
W 27–13[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

References
  1. "1978 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. "1978 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. "1978 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  4. "Tulsa, 35–33". The Tampa Tribune. September 10, 1978. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tulsa soph gains 213 in runaway". The Daily Oklahoman. November 5, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tulsa belts Shockers". The Wichita Eagle. November 12, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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