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 | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (1–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Cincinnati* | L 7–14 | 14,057 | ||||
| September 26 | at Wichita | L 10–19 | 10,500 | ||||
| October 3 | at Pacific (CA)* | W 22–13 | 20,121 | ||||
| October 10 | at Alabama* | L 13–41 | 18,000 | [2] | |||
| October 17 | Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 14–13 | 11,500 | |||
| October 31 | at Oklahoma A&M | L 14–28 | 18,000 | ||||
| November 7 | Houston |
| W 23–21 | 11,500 | |||
| November 14 | No. 19 Texas Tech* |
| L 7–49 | 9,000 | |||
| November 21 | Detroit |
| L 0–33 | 7,000 | [3] | ||
| November 28 | at Arkansas* | L 7–27 | 8,500 | ||||
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After the season
edit1954 NFL draft
editThe following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1954 NFL draft following the season.[5][6]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 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
edit- ^ "1953 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ Watkins, Edwin (October 11, 1953). "Fighting Tide engulfs Tulsa Hurricane 41–13". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ Dick Peters (November 22, 1953). "U-D Gets Rolling In Tulsa". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "1954 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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