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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 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
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
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Tulsa $1–0–06–1–1
Oklahoma A&M0–1–03–4–0
  • $ – 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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at SMU*
W 20–712,000[3]
October 9Texas Tech*
W 34–713,000[4]
October 16vs. Oklahoma*
W 20–615,000
October 23Utah*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 55–06,000[5]
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[6]
January 1, 1944vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech*No. 15
L 18–2069,134[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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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

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1944 NFL draft

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The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1944 NFL draft following the season.[9][10]

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

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  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 icon.
  3. ↑ "LeForce and Ford of Tulsa bomb Mustangs under 20–7". The Galveston Daily News. September 26, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Leforce leads Tulsa's 34–7 win over outclassed Tech". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 10, 1943. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wade leads Tulsans to 55–0 triumph". Shawnee News-Star. October 24, 1943. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Golden Hurricane blows down Arkansas Razorbacks 60 to 0". Northwest Arkansas Times. November 26, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Georgia Tech edges Tulsa, 20 to 18". Tulsa World. January 2, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  9. ↑ "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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