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1988 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1988 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–7 record. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback T. J. Rubley with 2,497 passing yards, Brett Adams with 602 rushing yards, and Dan Bitson with 1,138 receiving yards.[1]

1988 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Brush (2nd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 West Virginia   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Syracuse   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
Army   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Penn State   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Boston College   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3Kansas State
W 35–921,541
September 10at Arkansas
L 26–3043,008
September 24UTEP 
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 24–2720,057
October 1at No. 13 Oklahoma State
L 35–5645,100
October 8at Louisville
L 3–924,381
October 15at Houston
L 28–8214,068
October 29at UNLV
W 33–718,425
November 5at No. 3 Miami (FL)
L 3–3438,196
November 12at Memphis State
L 20–268,213
November 19Temple
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 15–107,186
November 26Colorado State
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 32–287,500
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

.[2][3]

Roster edit

1988 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 T. J. Rubley Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 48 Dennis Byrd Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

After the season edit

1989 NFL Draft edit

Main article: 1989 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[4][5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 42 Dennis Byrd Defensive tackle New York Jets
9 250 Richard Stephens Guard Cincinnati Bengals

References edit

  1. ^ "1988 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "1988 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 186. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


 

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