1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 19 |
Record | 9–1–1 (3–0–1 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Tulsa $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1950 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 9–1–1 record (3–0–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll. The team won victories over Oklahoma A&M (27-13), Texas Tech (39-7), Arkansas (28-13), [1] and Houston (28-21), [2] lost to the San Francisco Dons (14-23), and tied Detroit (13-13). [3] The team ranked third in major college football in total offense, tallying an average of 431.5 yards per game. [4]
The team ranke third nationally in total offense (431.5 yards per game), third in passing defense (70.0 yards per game), and fifth in rushing offense (307.6 yards per game). [5]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 16 | McMurry* | W 20–13 | 15,000 | |||||
September 23 | at San Francisco* | L 14–23 | 15,015 | [6] | ||||
October 7 | at Georgetown* | W 21–7 | 4,341 | [7] | ||||
October 14 | Villanova* |
| W 27–7 | 17,500 | ||||
October 21 |
Detroit![]() |
| T 13–13 | 12,356 | [8] | |||
October 28 | 8:00 p.m. | at Bradley |
| W 74–6 | 4,500 | [9] [10] [11] | ||
November 4 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 27–13 | 15,350 | ||||
November 11 | at Texas Tech* | W 39–7 | 18,000 | |||||
November 18 | Wichita |
| W 48–0 | 11,531 | ||||
November 23 | Arkansas* |
| W 28–13 | 19,500 | ||||
December 2 | at Houston* | W 28–21 | 10,000 | |||||
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The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season. [13] [14]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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20 | 243 | Jack Crocker | Back | Cleveland Browns |
22 | 259 | S. J. Whitman | Defensive back | Chicago Cardinals |
29 | 345 | Fred Smith | End | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 19 |
Record | 9–1–1 (3–0–1 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Skelly Field |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Tulsa $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1950 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 9–1–1 record (3–0–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll. The team won victories over Oklahoma A&M (27-13), Texas Tech (39-7), Arkansas (28-13), [1] and Houston (28-21), [2] lost to the San Francisco Dons (14-23), and tied Detroit (13-13). [3] The team ranked third in major college football in total offense, tallying an average of 431.5 yards per game. [4]
The team ranke third nationally in total offense (431.5 yards per game), third in passing defense (70.0 yards per game), and fifth in rushing offense (307.6 yards per game). [5]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 16 | McMurry* | W 20–13 | 15,000 | |||||
September 23 | at San Francisco* | L 14–23 | 15,015 | [6] | ||||
October 7 | at Georgetown* | W 21–7 | 4,341 | [7] | ||||
October 14 | Villanova* |
| W 27–7 | 17,500 | ||||
October 21 |
Detroit![]() |
| T 13–13 | 12,356 | [8] | |||
October 28 | 8:00 p.m. | at Bradley |
| W 74–6 | 4,500 | [9] [10] [11] | ||
November 4 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 27–13 | 15,350 | ||||
November 11 | at Texas Tech* | W 39–7 | 18,000 | |||||
November 18 | Wichita |
| W 48–0 | 11,531 | ||||
November 23 | Arkansas* |
| W 28–13 | 19,500 | ||||
December 2 | at Houston* | W 28–21 | 10,000 | |||||
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The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season. [13] [14]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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20 | 243 | Jack Crocker | Back | Cleveland Browns |
22 | 259 | S. J. Whitman | Defensive back | Chicago Cardinals |
29 | 345 | Fred Smith | End | Pittsburgh Steelers |