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-
1983 Season Highlights
John Cooper enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Tulsa.
The Golden Hurricanes won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
San Diego State
34
9
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Arkansas
14
17
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Northwestern State
26
19
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Oklahoma
18
28
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Oklahoma State
0
9
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
New Mexico State
24
10
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Illinois State
39
25
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Texas Tech
59
20
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs. Wichita State
30
19
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @ Drake
22
13
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. West Texas A&M
31
16
W
1983 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 297
Scoring Average 27.0
Points Allowed 185
Defense Average 16.8
Opponents Record 32-35
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 2-3
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 Missouri Valley- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Tulsa
8-3 297 185
John Cooper
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 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
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.