1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–5 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Texas State $ 5 –0 –05 –5 –1
Southern Illinois 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Indiana State 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
Drake 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
New Mexico State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Wichita State 1 –4 –01 –10 –0
Tulsa 0 –0 –06 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tulsa was ineligible for MVC title

The 1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record. Tulsa played only two games against conference opponents, Wichita State and New Mexico State, but neither game counted in the conference standings.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bill Blankenship with 627 passing yards, Paul Roberson with 546 rushing yards, and Paul Johns with 408 receiving yards.[2] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1McNeese State*
L 3–624,600[3]
September 8at Air Force*
W 24–723,000
September 15Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–2017,500
September 22at No. 3 Oklahoma*
L 13–4971,187
September 29at No. 13 Arkansas*
L 8–3345,742
October 6at Kansas State*
W 9–633,100
October 13at Louisville*
L 7–2414,941
October 20TCU*dagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 17–2420,000
October 27at Florida*
W 20–1060,126[4]
November 3Wichita State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–2617,861[5]
November 10New Mexico State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–1610,065
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6][7]

After the season

1980 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane player was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[8][9]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
12313Quinn JonesRunning backAtlanta Falcons

References

  1. ↑ "Missouri Valley Conference". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 19, 1979. p. 61. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "McNeese stumps Hurricane, 6–3". Tulsa World. September 2, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tulsa outlasts Florida, 20–10". The Daily Oklahoman. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tulsa survives Shocker comeback". The Wichita Eagle. November 4, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ "1980 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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