1990 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1990 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach David Rader, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 3–8 record. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Gus Frerotte with 1,066 passing yards, Chris Hughley with 700 rushing yards, and Frank Cassano with 464 receiving yards.

1990 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	David Rader (3rd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium

1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Louisville			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Miami (FL)			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					8	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss			–					8	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	4	–	2
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					6	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					5	–	6	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State			–					4	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	7	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Akron			–					3	–	7	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	1
Rutgers			–					3	–	8	–	0
Tulsa			–					3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	L 3–10	41,200
September 8	Southwest Missouri State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 41–28	22,590
September 15	at No. 15 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 3–28	50,118
September 22	at No. 11 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 10–52	70,235
September 29	Memphis State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 10–22	21,072
October 6	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 14–38	36,692
October 13	Louisiana Tech	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 21–35	17,658
October 20	Southwestern Louisiana	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 13–25	18,019
October 27	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 35–10	17,972
November 10	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 13–31	25,710
November 17	Montana State	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 20–2	40,248
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1990 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Gus Frerotte Fr OT 55 Jerry Ostroski Jr QB 11 T. J. Rubley Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 24 Barry Minter So LB 97 Tracy Scroggins Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach David Rader Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt