1953 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
American college football season
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The 1953 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1953 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bernie Witucki, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 3–7 record, 1–3 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and finished in last place in the conference.[1]
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–7 (1–3 MVC)
Headcoach
- Bernie Witucki (1st season)
HomestadiumSkelly Field
| 1953 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (1–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Cincinnati* | L 7–14 | 14,057 | ||||
| September 26 | at Wichita | L 10–19 | 10,100–10,500 | ||||
| October 3 | at Pacific (CA)* | W 22–13 | 20,121 | ||||
| October 10 | at Alabama* | L 13–41 | 18,000 | [2] | |||
| October 17 | Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 14–13 | 11,500 | [3] | ||
| October 31 | at Oklahoma A&M | L 14–28 | 18,000 | ||||
| November 7 | Houston |
| W 23–21 | 10,000–15,000 | [4] | ||
| November 14 | No. 19 Texas Tech* |
| L 7–49 | 9,000–12,000 | [5] | ||
| November 21 | Detroit |
| L 0–33 | 7,000 | [6] | ||
| November 28 | at Arkansas* | L 7–27 | 8,500 | [7] | |||
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After the season
1954 NFL draft
The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1954 NFL draft following the season.[9][10]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 3 | 31 | Tom Miner | Kicker | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 6 | 73 | Dick Kercher | Halfback | Detroit Lions |
| 9 | 107 | Ted Connolly | Guard | San Francisco 49ers |
| 10 | 117 | Ed Hughes | Defensive back | Los Angeles Rams |
