1989 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1989 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–6 record.[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback T. J. Rubley with 2,292 passing yards, Brett Adams with 1,071 rushing yards, and Dan Bitson with 1,425 receiving yards.[2]

1989 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Independence Bowl, L 24–27 vs. Oregon
Conference	Independent
1989 record	6–6
Head coach	David Rader (2nd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium Capacity: (40,385)

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 2	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 23–14
September 9	Oklahoma State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 20–10
September 16	at No. 9 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–26
September 23	New Mexico	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 35–33
September 30	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 22–30
October 7	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 13–21
October 14	New Mexico State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 31–24
October 21	at Louisville	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 31–24
October 28	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 31–34
November 11	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston–Salem, NC	L 17–29
November 18	at Bowling Green	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 45–10
December 16	vs. Oregon	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	L 24–27
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

References

1. "1989 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
2. "1989 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.