1984 Tulsa
6–5 (5–0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by John Cooper. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wichita State 55–20Oct 20
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Southern Illinois | W 23–10 | 74% |
| Sep 15 | at 8BYU | L 15–38 | 29% |
| Sep 22 | at Arkansas | L 9–18 | 48% |
| Sep 29 | vs 10Oklahoma State | L 7–31 | 45% |
| Oct 5 | atWest Texas | W 35–7 | 81% |
| Oct 13 | vs East Carolina | W 31–20 | 68% |
| Oct 20 | vsWichita State | W 55–20 | 85% |
| Oct 27 | at Texas Tech | L 17–20 | 56% |
| Nov 3 | at Illinois State | W 28–7 | 71% |
| Nov 10 | at Indiana State | W 24–17 | 49% |
| Nov 17 | vs Louisiana | L 17–18 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Louisiana 18–17; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
Missouri Valley Conference champions5–0 in the conference
Led the nationRonnie Kelley: yards per catch (25.0)
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 261–206
- Coach
- John Cooper
- Elo
- 1580 −7 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.8 No. 41 of 106; offense No. 43, defense No. 37
- SRS
- −0.4 No. 66 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Steve Logan
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill Young
1984 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tulsa | 5–0 | 6–5 | |
| Indiana State | 3–1 | 9–3 | |
| Illinois State | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
| Wichita State | 2–2 | 2–9 | |
 Drake | 2–3 | 4–7 | |
| West Texas | 1–3 | 3–8 | |
| Southern Illinois | 0–5 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.