1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Knoll (1st season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wichita State 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Indiana State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Drake 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
West Texas State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Southern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Kenny Jackson with 1,208 passing yards, Kenneth Session with 662 rushing yards, and Paul Johns with 420 receiving yards.[3] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Cincinnati*
W 31–1319,941[4]
September 20at Wichita State
L 10–2319,010[5]
September 27at No. 15 Arkansas*
L 10–1341,082[6]
October 4Kansas State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 3–023,213[7]
October 11North Texas State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–2718,315[8]
October 18at TCU*
W 23–1712,367[9]
October 25West Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–2418,011[10]
November 1at No. 5 Florida State*
L 2–4547,683[11]
November 8Indiana State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 30–717,647[12]
November 15at Southern Illinois
W 41–76,432[13]
November 22at New Mexico State
W 21–2010,081[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

Roster

1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 79 Sid Abramowitz So
WR 3 Paul Johns Sr
RB 5 Ken Lacy So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 49 Don Blackmon Sr
DE 14 Eugene Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

After the season

1981 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1981 NFL draft following the season.[16][17]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 102 Don Blackmon Linebacker New England Patriots
8 199 Denver Johnson Tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

  1. ^ "1980 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "TU Un-Bear-able for Cincy, 31–13". Tulsa World. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wichita tames Tulsa, 23–10". The Daily Oklahoman. September 21, 1980. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arkansas nips Tulsa, 13–10". The Odessa American. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulsa nudges K-State 3–0". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 6, 1980. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulsa's last-minute flings flatten Mean Green, 28–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulsa hands TCU 6th loss". The Springfield News-Leader. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hurricane wipes out West Texas". The Daily Oklahoman. October 26, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Florida State rocks Tulsa". The Daily Item. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Indiana State falls to Tulsa". The South Bend Tribune. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tulsa hammers Southern Illinois". The Rock Island Argus. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Tulsa pulls out 21–20 thriller over Ags". The El Paso Times. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  16. ^ "1981 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  17. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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