1954 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1954 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	0–11 (0–4 MVC)
Head coach	Bernie Witucki (2nd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Stadium

1954 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wichita $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Houston	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Detroit	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Tulsa	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1954 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1954 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bernie Witucki, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 0–11 record, 0–4 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and finished in last place in the conference.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Hardin–Simmons*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 14–21	12,500
September 25	at Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 0–41	13,000
October 2	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 7–40	18,000	[2]
October 9	at Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–40	17,000	[3]
October 16	Kansas State*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 13–20	8,000
October 22	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 18–28	21,350	[4]
October 30	Oklahoma A&M	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	L 0–12	11,000
November 6	at Houston	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–20	14,500
November 13	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 13–55	18,000
November 20	Wyoming*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 27–28	7,000
November 25	Wichita	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 19–33	8,800
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "1954 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
2. Dick Forbes (October 3, 1954). "Bearcats Sky Streak To 11 On 40–7 Whirl Over Tulsa". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Watkins, Ed (October 10, 1954). "Tide crushes Tulsa, 40–0, with air power". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 8. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
4. George Puscas (October 23, 1954). "U-D Tames Tulsa". Detroit Free Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.