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, team, 1943, tulsa, golden, hurricane, team, represented, university, tulsa, during, 1943, college, football, season, their, third, year, under, head, coach, henry, frnka, golden, hurricane, compiled, record, regular, s. 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 footballMVC championSugar Bowl L 18 20 vs Georgia TechConferenceMissouri Valley ConferenceRankingAPNo 15Record6 1 1 1 0 MVC Head coachHenry Frnka 3rd season Home stadiumSkelly FieldSeasons 19421944 1943 Missouri Valley Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No 15 Tulsa 1 0 0 6 1 1 Oklahoma A amp M 0 1 0 3 4 0 Conference championRankings 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 Contents 1 Schedule 2 Rankings 3 After the season 3 1 1944 NFL draft 4 ReferencesSchedule editDateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSourceSeptember 25at SMU Dallas TXW 20 712 000October 9Texas Tech Skelly FieldTulsa OKW 34 713 000October 16vs Oklahoma Taft StadiumOklahoma City OKW 20 615 000October 23Utah Skelly FieldTulsa OKW 55 06 000October 30Southwestern TX No 13Skelly FieldTulsa OKT 6 610 000November 6Oklahoma A amp M nbsp No 19Skelly FieldTulsa OK rivalry W 55 69 000November 25Arkansas No 20Skelly FieldTulsa OKW 61 015 000January 1 1944vs No 13 Georgia TechNo 15Tulane StadiumNew Orleans LA Sugar Bowl L 18 2069 134 3 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game 4 Rankings editSee 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 movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not rankedWeekPoll12345678FinalAP 131917162015After the season edit1944 NFL draft edit 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 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 BearsReferences 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 nbsp Georgia Tech edges Tulsa 20 to 18 Tulsa World January 2 1944 Retrieved October 1 2023 via Newspapers com Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record amp 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 nbsp This college football 1940s season article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team amp oldid 1178361484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
