1982 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1982 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Missouri Valley Conference champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
1982 record 10–1 (6–0 MVC)
Head coach John Cooper (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Larry Coker (3rd season)
Home stadium Skelly Field
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Tulsa $ 6 0 0     10 1 0
Wichita State 4 1 0     8 3 0
Southern Illinois 4 1 0     6 5 0
Indiana State 3 2 0     5 6 0
Drake 2 4 0     4 7 0
New Mexico State 1 4 0     3 8 0
West Texas State 1 4 0     3 8 0
Illinois State 0 5 0     2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1982 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 10–1 record (6-0 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship. The team defeated Big Eight Conference opponents Oklahoma State (25-15) and Kansas (20-15), but lost to Southwest Conference opponent Arkansas (0-38).[1]

The team had two running backs who each rushed for over 1,000 yards during the 1982 season. Mike Gunter totaled 1,464 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns, and 7.5 yards per carry, while Ken Lacy rushed for 1,097 yards and 12 touchdowns with an average of 5.5 yards per carry. Quarterback Skip Ast accumulated 595 passing yards and 367 rushing yards.[2] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

References

  1. "1982 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  2. "1982 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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