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1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 East Carolina     11 1 0
No. 4 Florida State     11 2 0
No. 3 Penn State     11 2 0
No. 21 Tulsa     10 2 0
Louisiana Tech     8 1 2
No. 13 Notre Dame     10 3 0
Akron     5 6 0
Memphis State     5 6 0
Army     4 7 0
Cincinnati     4 7 0
Southern Miss     4 7 0
South Carolina     3 6 2
Southwestern Louisiana     2 8 1
Louisville     2 9 0
Northern Illinois     2 9 0
Tulane     1 10 0
Navy     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 10–2 record and defeated San Diego State, 28–17, in the 1991 Freedom Bowl. During the regular season, the team defeated #15 Texas A&M (35-34) and lost to #2 Miami (10-34).[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback T. J. Rubley with 2,054 passing yards, Chris Hughley with 1,326 rushing yards, and Chris Penn with 792 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31 No. 17 Southwest Missouri StateW 34–1331,124[3]
September 76:00 p.m.Oklahoma State
PPVW 13–739,479
September 141:00 p.m.at KansasL 17–2335,000
September 2112:00 p.m. No. 15 Texas A&M
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
RaycomW 35–3430,122
September 281:00 p.m. No. 2 Miami (FL)dagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 10–3435,689
October 12at Southwestern LouisianaW 34–2017,512
October 26at Memphis StateW 33–2817,502
November 2Southern Miss
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 13–1027,784[4]
November 16Louisville
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 40–031,717
November 23OhioNo. 23
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 45–1323,237
November 302:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 22W 31–267,900
December 30vs. San Diego StateNo. 23RaycomW 28–1734,217

[5]

Roster

1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Gus Frerotte So
OT 55 Jerry Ostroski Sr
QB 11 T. J. Rubley Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 24 Barry Minter Jr
LB 97 Tracy Scroggins Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP23222321
Coaches Poll2521

After the season

1992 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[6][7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 53 Tracy Scroggins Defensive end Detroit Lions
6 149 Fallon Wacasey Tight end Dallas Cowboys
9 228 T. J. Rubley Quarterback Los Angeles Rams
10 271 Jerry Ostroski Guard Kansas City Chiefs

References

  1. ^ "1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "TU's 34–13 rout Beary good". Tulsa World. September 1, 1991. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "It's a miracle on ice for TU". The Daily Oklahoman. November 3, 1991. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 187. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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