1953 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1953 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1953 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bernie Witucki, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 3–7 record, 1–3 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and finished in last place in the conference.[1]

1953 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–7 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma A&M + 3 1 0 7 3 0
Detroit + 3 1 0 5 4 0
Wichita 1 2 0 4 4 1
Houston 1 2 0 4 4 1
Tulsa 1 3 0 3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Cincinnati*L 7–1414,057
September 26at WichitaL 10–1910,500
October 3at Pacific (CA)*W 22–1320,121
October 10at Alabama*L 13–4118,000[2]
October 17Hardin–Simmons*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–1311,500
October 31at Oklahoma A&ML 14–2818,000
November 7Houston 
W 23–2111,500
November 14 No. 19 Texas Tech*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–499,000
November 21Detroit
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–337,000[3]
November 28at Arkansas*L 7–278,500
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

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1954 NFL Draft

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The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[5][6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
3 31 Tom Miner Kicker Pittsburgh Steelers
6 73 Dick Kercher Halfback Detroit Lions
9 107 Ted Connolly Guard San Francisco 49ers
10 117 Ed Hughes Defensive back Los Angeles Rams

References

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  1. ^ "1953 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Watkins, Edwin (October 11, 1953). "Fighting Tide engulfs Tulsa Hurricane 41–13". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  3. ^ Dick Peters (November 22, 1953). "U-D Gets Rolling In Tulsa". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "1954 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.