1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Missouri Valley Conference championship
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
1980 record 8–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach John Cooper (4th year)
Home stadium Skelly Field
1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
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
Illinois State         4 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Illinois State was admitted to the MVC in June, 1980; ineligible for championship
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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.

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.
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