1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1984 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–5 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Logan (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (2nd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 0 06 5 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 4 1 09 3 0
Illinois State 3 2 05 6 0
West Texas State 2 3 03 8 0
Wichita State 2 3 02 9 0
Drake 2 3 04 7 0
Southern Illinois 0 5 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Indiana State's game against Louisville and West Texas State and Wichita State's games against New Mexico State counted in the conference standings. The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

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. Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.