1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record (5-1 against conference opponents) and tied for the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1][2]
| 1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC co-champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1981 record | 6–5 (5–1 MVC) |
| Head coach | John Cooper (5th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Larry Coker (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium Capacity: (40,385) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Kenny Jackson with 806 passing yards, Brett White with 640 rushing yards, and John Green with 252 receiving yards.[3] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 5 | Kansas* |
| L 11–15 |
| September 12 | at Arkansas* | L 10–14 | |
| September 19 | at Oklahoma State* | L 21–23 | |
| September 26 | Southern Illinois |
| L 34–36 |
| October 3 | Kansas State* |
| wlt 35–21 |
| October 17 | at Indiana State | W 20–19 | |
| October 24 | Wichita State |
| W 52–21 |
| October 31 | Drake |
| W 59–6 |
| November 7 | New Mexico State |
| W 31–0 |
| November 14 | at West Texas State | W 24–10 | |
| November 21 | at Arkansas State* | L 7–31 | |
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References
- "1981 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- "1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- "1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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