1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first and only year under head coach George Henshaw, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 3–8 record. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback T. J. Rubley with 2,058 passing yards, Derrick Ellison with 593 rushing yards, and Dan Bitson with 608 receiving yards.[1]

1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
(capacity: 40,385)
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)      12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse      11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State      11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina      8 4 0
Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Penn State      8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame      8 4 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Rutgers      6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana      6 5 0
Memphis State      5 5 1
Northern Illinois      5 5 1
West Virginia      6 6 0
Tulane      6 6 0
Army      5 6 0
Boston College      5 6 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Akron      4 7 0
Cincinnati      4 7 0
Louisville      3 7 1
Temple      3 8 0
Tulsa      3 8 0
Virginia Tech      2 9 0
Navy      2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at Oklahoma StateL 28–3946,700
September 12FloridaL 0–5272,173
September 19at No. 12 ArkansasL 15–3046,418
September 26No. 1 OklahomaL 0–6547,350
October 3at Kansas StateW 37–2528,400
October 10at TempleW 24–1720,008
October 17at Central MichiganL 18–4119,612
October 24at Texas TechL 7–4224,341
October 31Louisvilledagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 26–2219,742
November 7Northern Arizona
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 20–2410,863
November 21Memphis State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–1418,612
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2][3]

Roster

1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 85 Mike Anderson So
WR 29 Dan Bitson Fr
RB 16 Derrick Ellison Jr
WR 3 Erick Harrison Jr
QB 11 T. J. Rubley Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 48 Dennis Byrd Jr
DE 84 Donnie Dee Sr
SS 6 Doug Desherow Sr
LB 34 David Haynes Sr
DB 22 Mickey Price So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

After the season

1988 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[4][5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
11297Donnie DeeTight endIndianapolis Colts

References

  1. "1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 186. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  4. "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  5. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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