Tulsa Football Team History
Tulsa Golden Hurricanes
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Founded: 1894 Stadium: Skelly Stadium Capacity: 40,385 Colors: Gold, Blue & Red Coach: John Cooper Conference: Missouri Valley-
1978 Season Highlights
John Cooper enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Tulsa.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Arkansas State
21
20
W
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Virginia Tech
35
33
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
10
3
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Kansas State
24
14
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Arkansas
13
21
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Louisville
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
New Mexico State
20
23
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Cincinnati
27
26
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Drake
44
20
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. West Texas A&M
44
23
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Wichita State
27
13
W
1978 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 289
Scoring Average 26.3
Points Allowed 203
Defense Average 18.5
Opponents Record 42-35
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 3-2
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Missouri Valley Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.