1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Knoll (1st season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

  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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