1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
1946 record9–1 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
  • Buddy Brothers (1st season)
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Tulsa $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Wichita 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Drake 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1946 college football season. In their first year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 9–1 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the Missouri Valley Conference championship, and was ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll. The team won victories over Texas Tech (21–6), Kansas (56–0), Cincinnati (20–0), Oklahoma State (20–18), Baylor (17–0), and No. 10-ranked Arkansas (14–13), and lost only to Detroit (14–20).[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Wichita
W 33–13[2]
September 28New Mexico A&M*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 52–0
October 5at Drake
W 48–13
October 12Texas Tech*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 21–615,000
October 18at DetroitNo. 20
L 14–2020,200[3]
October 26Kansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 56–0
November 2Cincinnati*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 20–0
November 9Oklahoma A&M
W 20–18
November 16Baylor*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 17–0
November 28No. 10 Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Golden Hurricane players were selected.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 34 Nelson Greene Tackle New York Giants
12 102 Jerry D'Arcy Center Philadelphia Eagles
12 104 Hardy Brown Linebacker New York Giants
13 112 Harden Cooper Tackle Chicago Cardinals
23 212 Joe Haynes Center Philadelphia Eagles

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Thrashes Wichita, 33-13". The Daily Oklahoman. September 22, 1946. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 19, 1946). "Titan TD in Last 90 Seconds Upsets Tulsa, 20-14". Detroit Free Press. p. 12.
  4. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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