1982 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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]

1982 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1982 record10–1 (6–0 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Coker (3rd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Capacity: (40,385)
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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.

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.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 4Air Force*
W 35–17
September 11at No. 13 Arkansas*
L 0–38
September 19Oklahoma State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 25–15
October 2at Kansas*
W 20–15
October 9at New Mexico State
W 31–14
October 16Southern Illinois
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 22–3
October 23at Drake
W 34–18
October 30at Wichita State
W 30–21
November 6West Texas State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 59–21
November 13Indiana State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 48–14
November 20at North Texas*No. 20
W 38–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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