1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
American college football season
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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]
- John Cooper (4th season)
| 1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (4–1 MVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Larry Coker (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Knoll (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Cincinnati* | W 31–13 | 19,941 | [4] | |
| September 20 | at Wichita State | L 10–23 | 19,010 | [5] | |
| September 27 | at No. 15 Arkansas* | L 10–13 | 41,082 | [6] | |
| October 4 | Kansas State* |
| W 3–0 | 23,213 | [7] |
| October 11 | North Texas State* |
| W 28–27 | 18,315 | [8] |
| October 18 | at TCU* | W 23–17 | 12,367 | [9] | |
| October 25 | West Texas State |
| W 44–24 | 18,011 | [10] |
| November 1 | at No. 5 Florida State* | L 2–45 | 47,683 | [11] | |
| November 8 | Indiana State |
| W 30–7 | 17,647 | [12] |
| November 15 | at Southern Illinois | W 41–7 | 6,432 | [13] | |
| November 22 | at New Mexico State | W 21–20 | 10,081 | [14] | |
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Roster
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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 |
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| 4 | 102 | Don Blackmon | Linebacker | New England Patriots |
| 8 | 199 | Denver Johnson | Tackle | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
