1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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]

1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 18–20 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record6–1–1 (1–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
1943 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Tulsa $ 1 –0 –06 –1 –1
Oklahoma A&M 0 –1 –03 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Tulsa ranked 29th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 91.7.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at SMU*Dallas, TXW 20–712,000
October 9Texas Tech*
W 34–713,000
October 16vs. Oklahoma*
W 20–615,000
October 23Utah*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 55–06,000
October 30Southwestern (TX)*No. 13
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 6–610,000
November 6Oklahoma A&MdaggerNo. 19
W 55–69,000
November 25Arkansas*No. 20
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 61–015,000
January 1, 1944vs. No. 13 Georgia TechNo. 15
L 18–2069,134[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

Rankings
See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings

The AP released their first poll on October 4. The Golden Hurricane made their first appearance as a ranked team on October 25.

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP———131917162015

After the season

1944 NFL draft
Main article: 1944 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5][6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
317Saxon JuddEndChicago Cardinals
651C. B. StanleyTackleChicago Bears
11107Carl BudaGuardPittsburgh Steelers
12113Sam GrayEndPittsburgh Steelers
13121Bobby DobbsBackChicago Cardinals
16162John GreenDefensive endPhiladelphia Eagles
28293Charlie MitchellHalfbackChicago Bears

References
  1. "1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. 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 open access.
  3. "Georgia Tech edges Tulsa, 20 to 18". Tulsa World. January 2, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  5. "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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