1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 18–20 vs. Georgia Tech | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 6–1–1 (1–0 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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No. 15 Tulsa $ | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1943 college football season. In their third year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–0–1 record in the regular season, including lopsided victories over SMU (20-7), Texas Tech (34-7), Oklahoma (20-6), Utah (55-0), Oklahoma State (55-6), and Arkansas (61-0). They lost to Georgia Tech, 20–18, in the 1944 Sugar Bowl.[1]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Tulsa ranked 29th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 91.7.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 25 | at SMU* | Dallas, TX | W 20–7 | 12,000 | ||||
October 9 | Texas Tech* | W 34–7 | 13,000 | |||||
October 16 | vs. Oklahoma* | W 20–6 | 15,000 | |||||
October 23 | Utah* |
| W 55–0 | 6,000 | ||||
October 30 | Southwestern (TX)* | No. 13 |
| T 6–6 | 10,000 | |||
November 6 | Oklahoma A&M![]() | No. 19 |
| W 55–6 | 9,000 | |||
November 25 | Arkansas* | No. 20 |
| W 61–0 | 15,000 | |||
January 1, 1944 | vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech | No. 15 | L 18–20 | 69,134 | [3] | |||
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Rankings
[edit]The AP released their first poll on October 4. The Golden Hurricane made their first appearance as a ranked team on October 25.
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 15 |
After the season
[edit]1944 NFL draft
[edit]The following Golden Hurriane players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5][6]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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3 | 17 | Saxon Judd | End | Chicago Cardinals |
6 | 51 | C. B. Stanley | Tackle | Chicago Bears |
11 | 107 | Carl Buda | Guard | Pittsburgh Steelers |
12 | 113 | Sam Gray | End | Pittsburgh Steelers |
13 | 121 | Bobby Dobbs | Back | Chicago Cardinals |
16 | 162 | John Green | Defensive end | Philadelphia Eagles |
28 | 293 | Charlie Mitchell | Halfback | Chicago Bears |
References
[edit]- ^ "1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Georgia Tech edges Tulsa, 20 to 18". Tulsa World. January 2, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.