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1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State       12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech       9 2 1
No. 19 Boston College       9 3 0
Tulsa       7 4 0
Florida State       7 4 1
Army       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Temple       6 5 0
Pittsburgh       5 5 1
Rutgers       5 5 1
Cincinnati       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
Syracuse       5 6 0
South Carolina       3 6 2
Tulane       4 7 0
West Virginia       4 7 0
Louisville       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Wichita State       3 8 0
East Carolina       2 9 0
Northern Illinois       2 9 0
Memphis State       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Don Morton, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–4 record.[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Gage with 1,090 passing yards, Derrick Ellison with 1,064 rushing yards, and Ronnie Kelly with 533 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 30Louisiana TechL 17–22
September 6Tennessee Tech
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 51–0
September 13Oklahoma State
W 27–23
September 20at No. 12 ArkansasL 17–34
September 27at HoustonW 24–14
October 2Cal State Fullerton
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 20–10
October 11at Southwestern LouisianaL 13–17
October 18Central Michigan
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 42–6
November 1Wichita State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 38–10
November 8at New MexicoW 34–27
November 15at No. 1 Miami (FL)L 10–23
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.