1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–3 record (4-1 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1][2]

1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1980 record8–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coachJohn Cooper (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (1st season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulsa $ 4 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Wichita State 4 –1 –1  5 –5 –1
Indiana State 4 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Drake 3 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
West Texas State 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
New Mexico State 1 –4 –1  3 –7 –1
Southern Illinois 1 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Illinois State   –    4 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Illinois State was admitted to the MVC in June, 1980; ineligible for championship

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Kenny Jackson with 1,208 passing yards, Kenneth Session with 662 rushing yards, and Paul Johns with 420 receiving yards.[3] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 13Cincinnati*
W 31–13
September 20at Wichita State
L 10–23
September 27at No. 15 Arkansas*
L 10–13
October 4Kansas State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 3–0
October 11West Texas State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–27
October 18at TCU*
W 23–17
October 25West Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–24
November 1at No. 5 Florida State*
L 2–45
November 8Indiana State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 30–7
November 15at Southern Illinois
W 41–7
November 22at New Mexico State
W 21–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
  1. "1980 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. "1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. "1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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