1988 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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]

Schedule

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

.[2][3]

Roster

1988 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 11 T. J. Rubley Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 48 Dennis Byrd Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

After the season

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
242Dennis ByrdDefensive tackleNew York Jets
9250Richard StephensGuardCincinnati Bengals

References

  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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