1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record2–9 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRockey Felker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorPat Henderson (1st season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
New Mexico x  6 –2   9 –4  
Rice  5 –3   7 –4  
SMU  5 –3   6 –5  
Utah  5 –3   6 –5  
BYU  4 –4   6 –5  
UTEP  3 –5   4 –7  
Tulsa  2 –6   2 –9  
TCU  1 –7   1 –10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$  7 –1   11 –2  
Air Force  6 –2   10 –3  
Fresno State  5 –3   6 –6  
Wyoming  4 –4   7 –6  
San Diego State  4 –4   5 –7  
San Jose State  4 –4   4 –7  
UNLV  2 –6   3 –8  
Hawaii  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 2–9 record.[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback John Fitzgerald with 2,003 passing yards, Charlie Higgins with 1,043 rushing yards, and Damon Savage with 1,084 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 28at Cincinnati*
L 24–3417,591
September 13at Iowa*
L 16–5464,893
September 20Missouri*
L 21–4240,385
October 4Ricedagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 24–4219,994
October 11UTEP
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 18–3320,000
October 18at TCU
W 33–2223,813
October 26at Colorado State
L 8–4427,542
November 1Utah
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 21–1319,864
November 8at BYU
L 39–4964,200
November 15SMU
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 41–4215,234
November 22at New Mexico
L 13–5129,217
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[3][4]

Roster

1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB John Fitzgerald Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 188. Retrieved January 21, 2023.


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