1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Don Morton, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–4 record.[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Gage with 1,090 passing yards, Derrick Ellison with 1,064 rushing yards, and Ronnie Kelly with 533 receiving yards.[2]

1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceIndependent
1986 record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State      12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)      11 1 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech      9 2 1
No. 19 Boston College      9 3 0
Tulsa      7 4 0
Florida State      7 4 1
Army      6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Temple      6 5 0
Pittsburgh      5 5 1
Rutgers      5 5 1
Cincinnati      5 6 0
Notre Dame      5 6 0
Syracuse      5 6 0
South Carolina      3 6 2
Tulane      4 7 0
West Virginia      4 7 0
Louisville      3 8 0
Navy      3 8 0
Wichita State      3 8 0
East Carolina      2 9 0
Northern Illinois      2 9 0
Memphis State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 30Louisiana TechL 17–22[3]
September 6Tennessee Tech
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 51–0
September 13Oklahoma State
W 27–23
September 20at No. 12 ArkansasL 17–34
September 27at HoustonW 24–14
October 2Cal State Fullerton
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 20–10
October 11at Southwestern LouisianaL 13–17
October 18Central Michigan
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 42–6
November 1Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–10[4]
November 8at New MexicoW 34–27
November 15at No. 1 Miami (FL)L 10–23
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

References

  1. "1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. "Errors plague Tulsa in loss to La. Tech". The Daily Oklahoman. August 31, 1986. Retrieved July 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tulsa relay team buries Shockers". The Wichita Eagle. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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