1985 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1985 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Don Morton, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record, 3–0 against conference opponents, and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Gage with 1,069 passing yards, Gordon Brown with 1,201 rushing yards, and Ronnie Kelly with 379 receiving yards.[2]

1985 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1985 record6–5 (3–0 MVC)
Head coachDon Morton (1st season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1985 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulsa $ 3 0 0  6 5 0
West Texas State 3 1 1  6 3 1
Illinois State 3 1 1  6 3 2
Indiana State 2 2 0  4 6 0
Wichita State 2 3 0  3 8 0
Southern Illinois 1 3 0  4 7 0
Drake 1 5 0  4 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Tulsa also played Houston and East Carolina and recorded those games as conference games, but the league did not count them toward Tulsa's finish. 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 7Houston*W 31–24
September 14Texas Tech*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 17–21
September 21at No. 14 Arkansas*L 0–24
September 28at Texas A&M*L 10–45
October 5at No. 6 Oklahoma State*L 13–25
October 12Long Beach State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 37–35
October 19at Florida State*L 14–76
October 26West Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–17
November 2at Wichita StateW 42–26
November 9Drake*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 45–15
November 16East Carolina*W 21–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "1985 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "1985 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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