1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record (5–0 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Richie Stephenson with 1,134 passing yards, Gordon Brown with 995 rushing yards, and Ronnie Kelley with 675 yards.^[2] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Southern Illinois	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 23–10	17,127	[3]
September 15	at No. 8 BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 15–38	64,327	[4]
September 22	at Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 9–18	43,680	[5]
September 29	No. 10 Oklahoma State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	L 7–31	40,235	[6]
October 6	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 35–7	2,300	[7]
October 13	East Carolina*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 31–20	16,674	[8]
October 20	Wichita State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 55–20	12,621	[9]
October 27	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 17–20	34,624	[10]
November 3	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 28–7	9,491	[11]
November 10	at Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 24–17	12,392	[12]
November 17	Southwestern Louisiana*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 17–18	13,104	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1985 NFL draft following the season.^[15][16]

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