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1985 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
1985 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–5 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach	Don Morton (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Mike Daly (1st season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Tulsa $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
West Texas State	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Illinois State	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
Indiana State	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wichita State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Drake	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion 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.

The 1985 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Don Morton, the Golden Hurricane compiled an overall record of 6–5 record with a mark of 5–0 against conference opponents, winning the MVC title for the sixth consecutive season.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Gage with 1,069 passing yards, Gordon Brown with 1,201 rushing yards, and Ronnie Kelly with 379 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Houston^{[n 1]}	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	W 31–24	28,156	^[3]
September 14	Texas Tech*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 17–21	29,972	^[4]
September 21	at No. 14 Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 0–24	55,112	^[5]
September 28	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 10–45	44,342	^[6]
October 5	at No. 6 Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	L 13–25	49,400	^[7]
October 12	Long Beach State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 37–35	12,262	^[8]
October 19	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 14–76	53,500	^[9]
October 26	West Texas State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 44–17	11,378	^[10]
November 2	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 42–26	11,760	^[11]
November 9	Drake	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 45–15	12,872	^[12]
November 16	at East Carolina^{[n 1]}	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 21–20	23,126	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Notes

^ ^a ^b Designated conference game

After the season

1986 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 1986 NFL draft following the season.^[16]^[17]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
12	314	Mike Williams	Linebacker	Pittsburgh Steelers

References

^ "College Football Standings". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 25, 1985. p. 6C. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1985 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ "Gage, Tulsa beat Houston, 31–24". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Keesee passes Texas Tech to last-minute victory". The Victoria Advocate. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arkansas storms past Tulsa". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Murray, Aggies strafe Tulsa, 45–10". The Tulsa World. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Tom Kensler (October 6, 1985). "Williams, Defense Lift OSU, 25-13". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulsa beats the clock, Long Beach". Reno Gazette-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "FSU drills Tulsa in record fashion". Florida Today. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hurricane pops West Texas St". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulsa wins 24th straight in MVC". The Daily Oklahoman. November 3, 1985. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulsa clinches Valley tie". Tulsa World. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Golden Hurricane posts 21–20 win on 42-yard kick". The Daily Oklahoman. November 17, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1985 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 186. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.