1993 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1993 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6–1
Head coach	David Rader (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Thomas (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro set
Defensive coordinator	Mike Knoll (5th season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 24 Louisville			–					9	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					8	–	3	–	0
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tulsa			–					4	–	6	–	1
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	9	–	0
Southern Miss			–					2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Hurricane was led by sixth-year head coach David Rader and played their home games at Skelly Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 25–26	66,431
September 11	at Houston	Astrodome Houston, TX		W 38–24	15,138
September 18	Oklahoma State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	PPV	L 10–16	40,385
September 25	at No. 10 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 20–41	67,121
October 2	Cincinnati	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 15–22	21,296
October 16	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN		W 23–19	27,996
October 30	Middle Tennessee	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 38–17	17,345
November 6	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC		W 52–26	18,138	[1]
November 13	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 11–24	28,525	[2]
November 20	Southern Miss	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		T 30–30	21,783	[3]
November 25	Louisville	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 0–28	24,576
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

Roster

1993 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Gus Frerotte Sr WR 86 Chris Penn	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach David Rader Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Knoll – Defensive coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Coaching staff

1993 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football staff
	Coaching staff David Rader – Head coach Mark Thomas – Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line Mike Knoll – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Cliff Abbott – Special teams/secondary Mack Butler – Defensive secondary Ron Calcagni – Receivers Ronny Feldman – Tight ends Colby Schreckengost – Running backs Ron Taylor – Defensive ends Michael White – Defensive tackles			Strength and conditioning staff Tom Cross – Strength and conditioning coordinator Gary Calcagno – Strength assistant

After the season

1994 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1994 NFL draft following the season. ^{[5] [6]}

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
3	96	Chris Penn	Wide receiver	Kansas City Chiefs
7	197	Gus Frerotte	Quarterback	Washington Redskins

References

1. "Hurricane's assault burns East Carolina". The Daily Oklahoman. November 7, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Rainy-day blues...Arkansas tops Tulsa in driving rainstorm". The Daily Oklahoman. November 15, 1993. Retrieved November 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tulsa settles for a tie". The Daily Oklahoman. November 21, 1993. Retrieved March 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 187. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
5. "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
6. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.