1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
| 1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (0–0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record. Tulsa played only two games against conference opponents, Wichita State and New Mexico State, but neither game counted in the conference standings.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bill Blankenship with 627 passing yards, Paul Roberson with 546 rushing yards, and Paul Johns with 408 receiving yards.[2] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | McNeese State* | L 3–6 | 24,600 | [3] | |
| September 8 | at Air Force* | W 24–7 | 23,000 | [4] | |
| September 15 | Southwestern Louisiana* |
| W 28–20 | 17,500 | [5] |
| September 22 | at No. 3 Oklahoma* | L 13–49 | 71,187 | [6] | |
| September 29 | at No. 13 Arkansas* | L 8–33 | 45,742 | [7] | |
| October 6 | at Kansas State* | W 9–6 | 33,100 | [8] | |
| October 13 | at Louisville* | L 7–24 | 14,941 | [9] | |
| October 20 | TCU* |
| L 17–24 | 20,000 | [10] |
| October 27 | at Florida* | W 20–10 | 60,126 | [11] | |
| November 3 | Wichita State* |
| W 28–26 | 17,861 | [12] |
| November 10 | New Mexico State* |
| W 38–16 | 10,065 | [13] |
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After the season
1980 NFL draft
The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 1980 NFL draft following the season.[16][17]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 12 | 313 | Quinn Jones | Running back | Atlanta Falcons |
References
- ^ "Missouri Valley Conference". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 19, 1979. p. 61. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "McNeese stumps Hurricane, 6–3". Tulsa World. September 2, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Hurricane blows Air Force Falcons away". The Kansas City Star. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa slides past Southwestern Louisiana". The Des Moines Register. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners' Julius Caesar conquers Tulsa, 49–13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas best Tulsa has seen". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa beats Kansas State on field goal". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisville pops struggling TU". Tulsa World. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TCU stops Tulsa, 24–17". The Odessa American. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa outlasts Florida, 20–10". The Daily Oklahoman. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa survives Shocker comeback". The Wichita Eagle. November 4, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa belts NMSU Ags". The Roswell Daily Record. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "1980 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.