1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Missouri Valley Conference champion
Sugar Bowl, L 18–20 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
AP No. 15
1943 record 6–1–1 (1–0 MVC)
Head coach Henry Frnka (3rd season)
Home stadium Skelly Field
1943 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 Tulsa $ 1 –0 –0  6 –1 –1
Oklahoma A&M 0 –1 –0  3 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1943 college football season. In their third year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–0–1 record in the regular season, including lopsided victories over SMU (20-7), Texas Tech (34-7), Oklahoma (20-6), Utah (55-0), Oklahoma State (55-6), and Arkansas (61-0). They lost to Georgia Tech, 20-18, in the 1944 Sugar Bowl.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 25at SMU*NRDallasW 20–7
October 9Texas Tech*NR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 34–7
October 16vs. Oklahoma*NR
W 20–6
October 23Utah*NR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 55–0
October 30Southwestern*No. 13
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 6–6
November 6Oklahoma A&MNo. 19
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 55–6
November 25Arkansas*No. 20
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 61–0
January 1, 1944vs. No. 13 Georgia TechNo. 15
L 18–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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