1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1986 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Don Morton, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–4 record.^[1] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Gage with 1,090 passing yards, Derrick Ellison with 1,064 rushing yards, and Ronnie Kelly with 533 receiving yards.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	No. 11 (I-AA) Louisiana Tech	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 17–22	25,667	[3]
September 6	Tennessee Tech	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 51–0	10,466	[4]
September 13	Oklahoma State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)		W 27–23	41,235	[5]
September 20	at No. 12 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 17–34	51,080	[6]
September 27	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 24–14	12,445	[7]
October 2	Cal State Fullerton	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN	W 20–10	11,988	[8]
October 11	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 13–17	22,031	[9]
October 18	Central Michigan	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 42–6	10,876	[10]
November 1	Wichita State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 38–10	12,437	[11]
November 8	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 34–27	11,372	[12]
November 15	at No. 1 Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 10–23	51,110	[13]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1987 NFL draft following the season.^[15][16]