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1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1949 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5–1 record, 1–2–1 against conference opponents, and finished in fifth place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]

1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Drake 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Wichita 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Tulsa 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Bradley 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 178:00 p.m.McMurry*
W 27–2610,000[2][3][4]
September 23at Detroit
L 14–2022,254[5]
October 1Florida*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–409,248[6]
October 8at Texas Tech*
L 0–1514,000
October 14at No. 17 Villanova*
W 21–1912,000
October 22Bradley
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 55–610,246
October 29Wichita
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 21–2710,021
November 5at Oklahoma A&M
T 13–1315,500
November 12San Francisco*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 10–07,000[7]
November 19Kansas State* 
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 48–2711,000
November 26at Arkansas*
L 7–4012,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[8]

After the season edit

1950 NFL Draft edit

Main article: 1950 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane player was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[9][10]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
8 104 Russ Frizzell Tackle Cleveland Browns

References edit

  1. ^ "1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Charvat, Jack (September 16, 1949). "TU Faces Rough Test in Opener". Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 35. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ Turner, John H. (September 18, 1949). "Hurricane Finally Win One: 27 To 26". Tulsa Sunday World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Turner, John H. (September 18, 1949). "Hurricane Wins (continued)". Tulsa Sunday World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Dick Peters (September 24, 1949). "Titans Slip Past Tulsa in 4th Period, 20-14". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hurricane walloped by Florida 40–7". Okmulgee Daily Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulsa Hurricane Springs Upset On San Francisco, Wins By 10-0". Seminole (Okla.) Producer. November 13, 1949. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "1950 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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