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]
| 1947 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tulsa was ranked at No. 62 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | West Texas State* | W 26–13 | 7,500 | [4] | |||
| October 4 | Drake |
| W 28–14 | 8,156 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at Texas Tech* |
| L 7–14 | 12,500 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | Georgetown* |
| L 0–12 | 9,616 | [7] | ||
| October 25 | at Nevada* | L 13–21 | 8,500 | [8] | |||
| November 1 | Wichita |
| W 7–0 | 9,000 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | at Oklahoma A&M | W 13–0 | 28,500 | [10] | |||
| November 15 | Baylor* |
| L 6–7 | 12,500 | [11] | ||
| November 22 | Detroit* |
| W 30–20 | 9,946 | [12] | ||
| November 27 | Arkansas* |
| L 13–27 | 22,000–23,000 | [13] | ||
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After the season
edit1948 NFL draft
editThe following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1948 NFL draft following the season.[15][16]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 203 | J. R. Boone | End | Chicago Bears |
| 28 | 261 | Don Sharp | Center | Green Bay Packers |
| 30 | 282 | A.B. Kitchens | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
edit- ^ "1947 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football, 2017 Record & Fact Book" (PDF). University of Tulsa. 2017. p. 163. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hal Middlesworth (September 21, 1947). "Tulsa Passes Click to Beat Texans, 26-13". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurricane Blows Drake Down, 28-14". The Daily Oklahoman. October 5, 1947. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Raiders Trounce Tulsa In Bitter Grid Duel, 14 to 7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 12, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tulsa Drives 90 Yards to Nip Fiery Wichita Shockers, 7-0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 2, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Saul Feldman (November 9, 1947). "Tulsa Trips Ags, 13-0". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Extra Point Gives Baylor Shaky 7-6 Victory Over Hurricanes". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 16, 1947. p. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U-D Loses Scoring Duel". Detroit Free Press. November 23, 1947. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Laymond Crump (November 28, 1947). "Porkers Plow From Behind, Break Tulsa Drouth, 27-13". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 19 – via Newspapers.coma.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 181. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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