1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1979 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach John Cooper, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–5 record. Tulsa played only two games against conference opponents, Wichita State and New Mexico State, but neither game counted in the conference standings.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bill Blankenship with 627 passing yards, Paul Roberson with 546 rushing yards, and Paul Johns with 408 receiving yards.^[2] Head coach John Cooper was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	McNeese State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 3–6	24,600	[3]
September 8	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 24–7	23,000	[4]
September 15	Southwestern Louisiana*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 28–20	17,500	[5]
September 22	at No. 3 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 13–49	71,187	[6]
September 29	at No. 13 Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 8–33	45,742	[7]
October 6	at Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 9–6	33,100	[8]
October 13	at Louisville*	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–24	14,941	[9]
October 20	TCU*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 17–24	20,000	[10]
October 27	at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 20–10	60,126	[11]
November 3	Wichita State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 28–26	17,821	[12]
November 10	New Mexico State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 38–16	10,065	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 1980 NFL draft following the season.^[16][17]