1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
American college football season
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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 A&M (55–6), and Arkansas (61–0). They lost to Georgia Tech, 20–18, in the 1944 Sugar Bowl.[1]
| 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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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Tulsa ranked 29th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 91.7.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 25 | at SMU* | W 20–7 | 12,000 | [3] | ||||
| October 9 | Texas Tech* | W 34–7 | 13,000 | [4] | ||||
| October 16 | vs. Oklahoma* | W 20–6 | 15,000 | |||||
| October 23 | Utah* |
| W 55–0 | 6,000 | [5] | |||
| 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 | [6] | ||
| January 1, 1944 | vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech* | No. 15 | L 18–20 | 69,134 | [7] | |||
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Rankings
The AP released their first poll on October 4. The Golden Hurricane made their first appearance as a ranked team on October 25.
| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 15 |
After the season
1944 NFL draft
The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1944 NFL draft following the season.[9][10]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
