1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Gator Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Florida
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
AP No. 12
1952 record 8–2–1 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach Buddy Brothers (5th season)
Home stadium Skelly Field
1952 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Houston $ 3 0 0  8 2 0
No. 12 Tulsa 3 1 0  8 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 2 0  3 7 0
Detroit 1 3 0  2 7 0
Wichita 0 3 0  3 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1952 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–2–1 record (3–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and lost to Florida, 14–13, in the 1953 Gator Bowl. The team defeated Kansas State (26–7), Oklahoma A&M (23–21), Arkansas (44–34) and Texas Tech (26–20), tied Cincinnati (14–14), and lost to #19 Houston (7–33).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 27Hardin–Simmons*NRW 56–27
October 4Cincinnati*NR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 14–14
October 11at HoustonNRL 7–33
October 18Kansas State*NR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 26–7
October 25WichitaNR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–0
November 1Oklahoma A&MNR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 23–21
November 8 No. 11 Villanova*NR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 42–6
November 14at DetroitNRW 62–21
November 22Arkansas*No. 11
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–34
December 6at Texas Tech*No. 11W 26–20
January 1, 1953vs. No. 15 FloridaNo. 12L 13–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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