1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–5–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
Head coach	Buddy Brothers (4th season)
Home stadium	Skelly Field

1949 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Detroit $	4	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Drake	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Wichita	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Tulsa	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Bradley	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Saint Louis	0	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1949 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5–1 record, 1–2–1 against conference opponents, and finished in fifth place in the Missouri Valley Conference.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	8:00 p.m.	McMurry*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 27–26	10,000	[2][3][4]
September 23		at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 14–20	22,254	[5]
October 1		Florida*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 7–40	9,248	[6]
October 8		at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 0–15	13,000–15,000	[7]
October 14		at No. 17 Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 21–19	12,000
October 22		Bradley	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 55–6	10,246
October 29		Wichita	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 21–27	10,021
November 5		at Oklahoma A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	T 13–13	15,500
November 12		San Francisco*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 10–0	7,000	[8]
November 19		Kansas State*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 48–27	11,000
November 26		at Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–40	12,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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After the season

1950 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane player was selected in the 1950 NFL draft following the season.^[11][12]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
8	104	Russ Frizzell	Tackle	Cleveland Browns

References

1. "1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
2. Charvat, Jack (September 16, 1949). "TU Faces Rough Test in Opener". Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 35. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Turner, John H. (September 18, 1949). "Hurricane Finally Win One: 27 To 26". Tulsa Sunday World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Turner, John H. (September 18, 1949). "Hurricane Wins (continued)". Tulsa Sunday World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Dick Peters (September 24, 1949). "Titans Slip Past Tulsa in 4th Period, 20-14". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hurricane walloped by Florida 40–7". Okmulgee Daily Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Raiders roll by Tulsa, 15–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1949. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tulsa Hurricane Springs Upset On San Francisco, Wins By 10-0". Seminole (Okla.) Producer. November 13, 1949. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Second half attack wins for Arkansas". The Commercial Appeal. November 27, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
11. "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
12. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.