1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record (5–0 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1]

1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1984 record6–5 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Logan (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (2nd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
capacity: (40,385)
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 –0 –06 –5 –0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 –1 –09 –3 –0
Illinois State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Wichita State 2 –2 –02 –9 –0
Drake 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
West Texas State 1 –3 –03 –8 –0
Southern Illinois 0 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The team's statistical leaders included Richie Stephenson with 1,134 passing yards, Gordon Brown with 995 rushing yards, and Ronnie Kelley with 675 yards.[2] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 1Southern Illinois
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 23–10
September 15at No. 8 BYU*
L 15–38
September 22at Arkansas*
L 9–18
September 29No. 10 Oklahoma State*
L 7–31
October 5at West Texas State
W 35–7
October 13East Carolina*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 31–20
October 20Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 55–20[3]
October 27at Texas Tech*
L 17–20
November 3at Illinois State
W 28–7
November 10at Indiana State*
W 24–17
November 17Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 17–18
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

References
  1. "1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. "1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. "Hurricane whips past WSU 55–20". The Wichita Eagle. October 21, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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