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1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ 4 – 1 – 0 13 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
New Mexico State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois State 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Wichita State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Drake 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
West Texas State 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1983 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–3 record (5-0 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Gage with 876 passing yards, Michael Gunter with 1,198 rushing yards, and John Green with 365 yards.[2] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ^ "1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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