1947 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1947 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1947 record5–5 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
  • Buddy Brothers (2nd season)
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wichita 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team was an American football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 143 to 128.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20West Texas State*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 26–137,500[3]
October 4Drake
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–148,156[4]
October 11at Texas Tech*
  • Tech Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 7–1412,500[5]
October 18Georgetown*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–129,616[6]
October 25at Nevada*
L 13–218,500[7]
November 1Wichita
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 7–09,000[8]
November 8at Oklahoma A&M
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 13–028,500[9]
November 15Baylor*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 6–712,500[10]
November 22Detroit*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 30–209,946[11]
November 27Arkansas*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 13–2723,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1947 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football, 2017 Record & Fact Book" (PDF). University of Tulsa. 2017. p. 163. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Hal Middlesworth (September 21, 1947). "Tulsa Passes Click to Beat Texans, 26-13". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hurricane Blows Drake Down, 28-14". The Daily Oklahoman. October 5, 1947. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Red Raiders Trounce Tulsa In Bitter Grid Duel, 14 to 7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 12, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hoyas Pin Hurricane, 12-0: Passes Give Georgetown Two Scores In Second Period; Tulsa Kept on Heels". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Ty Cobb (October 26, 1947). "U.N. Takes Tulsa in Homecoming Climax: Record Crowd of 8500 Jams U.N. Stadium". Nevada State Journal. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulsa Drives 90 Yards to Nip Fiery Wichita Shockers, 7-0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 2, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Saul Feldman (November 9, 1947). "Tulsa Trips Ags, 13-0". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Extra Point Gives Baylor Shaky 7-6 Victory Over Hurricanes". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 16, 1947. p. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "U-D Loses Scoring Duel". Detroit Free Press. November 23, 1947. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Laymond Crump (November 28, 1947). "Porkers Plow From Behind, Break Tulsa Drouth, 27-13". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 19 – via Newspapers.coma.
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