1944 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
American college football season
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The 1944 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1944 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–2 record (0–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and defeated Georgia Tech in the 1945 Orange Bowl.
- Henry Frnka (4th season)
| 1944 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 26–12 vs. Georgia Tech | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (0–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M $ | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tulsa was ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll after defeating Texas Tech (34–7) and Ole Miss (47–0), but then lost back-to-back games against Oklahoma State and Iowa Pre-Flight. Later in the season, Tulsa also defeated Arkansas (33–2) and the Miami Hurricanes (48–2).[1]
Center Felto Prewitt was selected as a first-team All-American by Football News,[2] and guard Ellis Jones was selected as a first-team All-American by Look magazine.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | 7:45 p.m. | North Texas Aggies* | W 47–6 | 12,000 | [4][5] | ||
| October 7 | Kansas* |
| W 27–0 | 12,000 | [6] | ||
| October 14 | Texas Tech* | No. 13 |
| W 34–7 | 8,500–9,000 | [7] | |
| October 21 | vs. Ole Miss* | No. 13 | W 47–0 | 8,000 | [8] | ||
| October 28 | Oklahoma A&M | No. 7 |
| L 40–46 | 12,063 | ||
| November 4 | No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight* |
| L 27–47 | 18,000 | [9] | ||
| November 11 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 51–6 | 8,000 | |||
| November 23 | Arkansas* |
| W 33–2 | 16,000 | [10] | ||
| December 1 | at Miami (FL)* | W 48–2 | 11,234 | ||||
| January 1, 1945 | vs. No. T–13 Georgia Tech* |
| W 26–12 | 29,426 | [11] | ||
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Rankings
The AP released their first rankings on October 9, the Golden Hurricane were ranked 13th.
| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 13 | 13 | 7т | — | — | — | — | — | — |
After the season
1945 NFL draft
The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1945 NFL draft following the season.[13][14]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 3 | 27 | Clyde Goodnight | End | Green Bay Packers |
| 5 | 34 | Al Kowalski | Back | Brooklyn Tigers |
| 7 | 60 | Glen Burgeis | Tackle | Chicago Bears |
| 8 | 69 | Ellis Jones | Guard | Boston Yanks |
| 8 | 76 | Toby Collins | Tackle | Green Bay Packers |
| 19 | 194 | Clyde LeForce | Quarterback | Detroit Lions |
| 25 | 263 | Nolan Luhn | End | Green Bay Packers |
| 27 | 280 | Dell Taylor | Back | Detroit Lions |
