1945 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1945 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Oil Bowl, L 6–20 vs. Georgia
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
1945 record8–3 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Oklahoma A&M $ 1 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 17 Tulsa 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wichita 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Drake 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Saint Louis 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1945 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–2 record during the regular season with losses against undefeated eventual Big Ten Conference champion Indiana and undefeated Oklahoma A&M, a team that went on to win the 1946 Sugar Bowl. Tulsa closed the season with a loss to Georgia in the 1946 Oil Bowl in Houston.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 22Wichita
W 61–0
September 29West Texas State*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 32–0
October 6Drake
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 19–0
October 13at Texas Tech*No. 16
W 18–79,000
October 20Nevada*No. 18
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 40–0
October 27at No. 8 Indiana*No. 14
L 2–720,000
November 10at No. 11 Oklahoma A&MNo. 19
L 6–12
November 17at Baylor*No. 19
W 26–7
November 23Arkansas*No. 17
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 45–13
December 1Hondo FieldNo. 14
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 20–18
January 1, 1946vs. No. 18 GeorgiaNo. 17
L 6–2027,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1945 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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