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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1895  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 John Cooper enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Tulsa.
 The Golden Hurricanes won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Kansas  11   15   L       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Arkansas  10   14   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Oklahoma State  21   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Southern Illinois  34   36   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Kansas State  35   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Indiana State  20   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Wichita State  52   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Drake  59   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. New Mexico State  31   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ West Texas A&M  24   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Arkansas State  7   31   L       
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored304
  Scoring Average27.6
  Points Allowed196
  Defense Average17.8
  Opponents Record34-35
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-3
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Missouri Valley- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tulsa 6-5304196   John Cooper
New Mexico State 3-8157286   Gil Krueger

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.