1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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]

1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Freedom Bowl, W 28–17 vs. San Diego State
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
1991 record	10–2
Head coach	David Rader (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rockey Felker (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete McGinnis (1st season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium Capacity: (40,385)

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 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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
August 31	Southwest Missouri State		Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 34–13
September 7	Oklahoma State		Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	W 13–7
September 14	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 17–23
September 21	No. 15 Texas A&M		Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 35–34
September 28	No. 2 Miami (FL)		Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 10–34
October 12	at SW Louisiana		Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 34–20
October 26	at Memphis State		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 33–28
November 2	Southern Miss		Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 13–10
November 16	Louisville		Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 40–0
November 23	Ohio	No. 23	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 45–13
November 30	at SMU	No. 22	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 31–26
December 30	vs. San Diego State	No. 23	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	W 28–17
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1991 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Gus Frerotte So T 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 David Rader Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	23	22	23	21
Coaches Poll	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	21

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.