1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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]

1997 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	2–9 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	David Rader (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rockey Felker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Pat Henderson (1st season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 28	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 24–34	17,591
September 13	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 16–54	64,893
September 20	Missouri*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 21–42	40,385
October 4	Rice	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 24–42	19,994
October 11	UTEP	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 18–33	20,000
October 18	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 33–22	23,813
October 26	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 8–44	27,542
November 1	Utah	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 21–13	19,864
November 8	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 39–49	64,200
November 15	SMU	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 41–42	15,234
November 22	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 13–51	29,217
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Roster

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