1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 18–20 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 15
Record	6–1–1 (1–0 MVC)
Head coach	Henry Frnka (3rd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Field

1943 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 15 Tulsa $	1	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1943 college football season. In their third year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–0–1 record in the regular season, including lopsided victories over SMU (20-7), Texas Tech (34-7), Oklahoma (20-6), Utah (55-0), Oklahoma State (55-6), and Arkansas (61-0). They lost to Georgia Tech, 20–18, in the 1944 Sugar Bowl.^[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Tulsa ranked 29th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 91.7.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at SMU*		Dallas, TX	W 20–7	12,000
October 9	Texas Tech*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 34–7	13,000
October 16	vs. Oklahoma*		Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 20–6	15,000
October 23	Utah*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 55–0	6,000
October 30	Southwestern (TX)*	No. 13	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	T 6–6	10,000
November 6	Oklahoma A&M	No. 19	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	W 55–6	9,000
November 25	Arkansas*	No. 20	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 61–0	15,000
January 1, 1944	vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech	No. 15	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	L 18–20	69,134	[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[4]

Rankings

See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings

The AP released their first poll on October 4. The Golden Hurricane made their first appearance as a ranked team on October 25.

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	—	13	19	17	16	20	15

After the season

1944 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1944 NFL draft following the season.^[5][6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
3	17	Saxon Judd	End	Chicago Cardinals
6	51	C. B. Stanley	Tackle	Chicago Bears
11	107	Carl Buda	Guard	Pittsburgh Steelers
12	113	Sam Gray	End	Pittsburgh Steelers
13	121	Bobby Dobbs	Back	Chicago Cardinals
16	162	John Green	Defensive end	Philadelphia Eagles
28	293	Charlie Mitchell	Halfback	Chicago Bears

References

1. "1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
2. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Georgia Tech edges Tulsa, 20 to 18". Tulsa World. January 2, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
5. "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
6. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.