1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–3 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Hollis (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (1st season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 0 08 3 0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ 4 1 013 1 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 2 09 4 0
New Mexico State 3 2 05 6 0
Illinois State 2 2 16 4 1
Wichita State 3 3 03 8 0
Drake 1 6 01 10 0
West Texas State 0 5 10 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–3 record (5–0 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Gage with 876 passing yards, Michael Gunter with 1,198 rushing yards, and John Green with 365 yards. Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.