1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first and only year under head coach George Henshaw, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 3–8 record.[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback T. J. Rubley with 2,058 passing yards, Derrick Ellison with 593 rushing yards, and Dan Bitson with 608 receiving yards.[2]

1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Independent
1987 record	3–8
Head coach	George Henshaw (1st season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium Capacity: (40,385)

1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Syracuse		–		–				11	–	0	–	1
No. 2 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Notre Dame		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Akron		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Temple		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Navy		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	L 28–39
September 12	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–52
September 19	at No. 12 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 15–30
September 26	No. 1 Oklahoma	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 0–65
October 3	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 37–25
October 10	at Temple	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 24–17
October 17	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 18–41
October 24	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–42
October 31	Louisville	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 26–22
November 7	Northern Arizona	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 20–24
November 21	Memphis State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 0–14
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 85 Mike Anderson So WR 29 Dan Bitson Fr RB 16 Derrick Ellison Jr WR 3 Erick Harrison Jr QB 11 T. J. Rubley Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 48 Dennis Byrd Jr DE 84 Donnie Dee Sr SS 6 Doug Desherow Sr LB 34 David Haynes Sr DB 22 Mickey Price So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach George Henshaw Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
2. "1987 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.