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1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–5 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach	John Cooper (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Logan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (2nd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Tulsa $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 5 Indiana State ^	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Illinois State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
West Texas State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Drake	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record (5–0 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Richie Stephenson with 1,134 passing yards, Gordon Brown with 995 rushing yards, and Ronnie Kelley with 675 yards.^[2] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Southern Illinois	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 23–10	17,127	^[3]
September 15	at No. 8 BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 15–38	64,327	^[4]
September 22	at Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 9–18	43,680	^[5]
September 29	No. 10 Oklahoma State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	L 7–31	40,235	^[6]
October 6	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 35–7	2,300	^[7]
October 13	East Carolina*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 31–20	16,674	^[8]
October 20	Wichita State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 55–20	12,621	^[9]
October 27	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 17–20	34,624	^[10]
November 3	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 28–7	9,491	^[11]
November 10	at Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 24–17	12,392	^[12]
November 17	Southwestern Louisiana*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 17–18	13,104	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[1]^[14]

After the season

1985 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1985 NFL draft following the season.^[15]^[16]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
10	276	Albert Myres	Defensive back	Los Angeles Raiders
12	309	Dean Hamel	Defensive tackle	Washington Redskins
12	310	Byron Jones	Defensive tackle	Minnesota Vikings

References

^ ^a ^b "1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
^ "1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
^ "Tulsa kicks aside Southern Illinois". The Clarion-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "BYU crushes Tulsa 38–15, hikes win streak to 14". The Idaho Statesman. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Substitute kicker boots Razorbacks over Tulsa". Sapulpa Daily Herald. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Oklahoma State defeats Tulsa". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulsa defeats WTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Stephenson's 3 TD passes carry TU to 31–20 victory". The Daily Oklahoman. October 14, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hurricane whips past WSU 55–20". The Wichita Eagle. October 21, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Texas Tech nips Tulsa with field goal, 20–17". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TU rides Kelley, Gordon past Illinois State, 28–7". Tulsa World. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulsa spoilers do job on ISU". Evansville Courier and Press. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cajuns nip Tulsa in final seconds". The Daily Oklahoman. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 186. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.