1978 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1978 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record9–2 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tulsa 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Southern Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Drake 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 9–2 record with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the MVC.[1] The team defeated Virginia Tech (35–33), Kansas State (24–14), Louisville (24–7), Cincinnati (27–26), and Wichita State (27–13), but lost to No. 2-ranked Arkansas (21–13) and MVC champion New Mexico State (23–20).[2]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback David Rader with 1,683 passing yards, Sherman Johnson with 826 rushing yards, and Rickey Watts with 730 receiving yards.[3] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Arkansas State*
W 21–2020,900[4]
September 9at Virginia Tech*
W 35–3326,000[5]
September 16Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 10–321,500
September 23Kansas State*dagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 24–1422,000
September 30at No. 2 Arkansas*
L 13–2145,435
October 7Louisville[n 1]
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 24–720,500
October 14at New Mexico State
L 20–2312,337
October 21at Cincinnati*
W 27–2611,521
October 28Drake
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–2017,500
November 4West Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–2318,250[6]
November 11at Wichita State
W 27–136,519[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Notes

  1. ^ Designated conference game

After the season

1979 NFL Draft

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1979 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[9][10]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 39 Rickey Watts Wide receiver Chicago Bears
4 106 Eddie Hare
Punter
 New England Patriots
8 202 Doug Panfil Guard New Orleans Saints
11 295 David Rader Quarterback San Diego Chargers

References

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  2. ^ a b "1978 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1978 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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  8. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "1979 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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