1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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]

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
(capacity: 40,385)
1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 4 1 08 3 0
Wichita State 4 1 15 5 1
Indiana State 4 2 06 5 0
Drake 3 2 08 3 0
West Texas State 2 4 05 6 0
New Mexico State 1 4 13 7 1
Southern Illinois 1 5 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

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

[7]

Roster

1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 79 Sid Abramowitz So
WR 3 Paul Johns Sr
RB 5 Ken Lacy So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 49 Don Blackmon Sr
DE 14 Eugene Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

After the season

1981 NFL Draft

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

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4102Don BlackmonLinebackerNew England Patriots
8199Denver JohnsonTackleTampa 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. "Wichita tames Tulsa, 23–10". The Daily Oklahoman. September 21, 1980. Retrieved February 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tulsa's last-minute flings flatten Mean Green, 28–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hurricane wipes out West Texas". The Daily Oklahoman. October 26, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  8. "1981 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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