1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Missouri Valley Conference championship
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
1980 record 8–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach John Cooper (4th year)
Home stadium Skelly Field
Seasons
« 1979 1981 »
1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 1 0     8 3 0
Wichita State 4 1 1     5 5 1
Indiana State 4 2 0     6 5 0
Drake 3 2 0     8 3 0
West Texas State 2 4 0     5 6 0
New Mexico State 1 4 1     3 7 1
Southern Illinois 1 5 0     3 8 0
Illinois State         4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Illinois State was admitted to the MVC in June, 1980; ineligible for championship
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–3 record (4-1 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Kenny Jackson with 1,208 passing yards, Kenneth Session with 662 rushing yards, and Paul Johns with 420 receiving yards.[3] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

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