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1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record9–1–1 (3–0–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Skelly Field
Seasons
←  1949
1951 →
1950 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 McMurry*W 20–1315,000
September 23at San Francisco*L 14–2315,015 [6]
October 7at Georgetown*W 21–74,341 [7]
October 14 Villanova*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–717,500
October 21 Detroitdagger
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 13–1312,356 [8]
October 288:00 p.m.at Bradley
W 74–64,500 [9] [10] [11]
November 4 Oklahoma A&M
W 27–1315,350
November 11at Texas Tech*W 39–718,000
November 18 Wichita
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 48–011,531
November 23 Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–1319,500
December 2at Houston*W 28–2110,000

[12]

After the season

1951 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season. [13] [14]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
20 243 Jack Crocker Back Cleveland Browns
22 259 S. J. Whitman Defensive back Chicago Cardinals
29 345 Fred Smith End Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. ^ "Tulsa Trounces Arkansas, 28-13". The Monroe (LA) News-Star. November 24, 1950. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Tulsa's Golden Hurricane Defeats Houston". December 3, 1950.
  3. ^ "1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 36.
  5. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. pp. 29, 35.
  6. ^ Bill Mulligan (September 24, 1950). "Dons Zip By Tulsa: Matson on Spree In 23-14 Win". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Crump, Raymond (October 8, 1948). "Tulsa Rips Georgetown, 21-7, to Shatter Jinx; Morris, Roberts Glitter". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Dick Peters (October 22, 1950). "U-D Settles for 13–13 Tie with Tulsa". Detroit Free Press. pp. E1, E5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Turner, John H. (October 28, 1950). "Hurricane Guns For Fourth Win Against Bradley". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Turner, John H. (October 29, 1950). "Hurricane Belts Helpless Braves By 74 To 7 Count". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Turner, John H. (October 29, 1950). "Hurricane Belts (continued)". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  13. ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record9–1–1 (3–0–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Skelly Field
Seasons
←  1949
1951 →
1950 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 McMurry*W 20–1315,000
September 23at San Francisco*L 14–2315,015 [6]
October 7at Georgetown*W 21–74,341 [7]
October 14 Villanova*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–717,500
October 21 Detroitdagger
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 13–1312,356 [8]
October 288:00 p.m.at Bradley
W 74–64,500 [9] [10] [11]
November 4 Oklahoma A&M
W 27–1315,350
November 11at Texas Tech*W 39–718,000
November 18 Wichita
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 48–011,531
November 23 Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–1319,500
December 2at Houston*W 28–2110,000

[12]

After the season

1951 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season. [13] [14]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
20 243 Jack Crocker Back Cleveland Browns
22 259 S. J. Whitman Defensive back Chicago Cardinals
29 345 Fred Smith End Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. ^ "Tulsa Trounces Arkansas, 28-13". The Monroe (LA) News-Star. November 24, 1950. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Tulsa's Golden Hurricane Defeats Houston". December 3, 1950.
  3. ^ "1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  4. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 36.
  5. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. pp. 29, 35.
  6. ^ Bill Mulligan (September 24, 1950). "Dons Zip By Tulsa: Matson on Spree In 23-14 Win". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Crump, Raymond (October 8, 1948). "Tulsa Rips Georgetown, 21-7, to Shatter Jinx; Morris, Roberts Glitter". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Dick Peters (October 22, 1950). "U-D Settles for 13–13 Tie with Tulsa". Detroit Free Press. pp. E1, E5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Turner, John H. (October 28, 1950). "Hurricane Guns For Fourth Win Against Bradley". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Turner, John H. (October 29, 1950). "Hurricane Belts Helpless Braves By 74 To 7 Count". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Turner, John H. (October 29, 1950). "Hurricane Belts (continued)". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  13. ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.



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