1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1950 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 9–1–1 record (3–0–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll. The team won victories over Oklahoma A&M (27-13), Texas Tech (39-7), Arkansas (28-13),[1] and Houston (28-21),[2] lost to the San Francisco Dons (14-23), and tied Detroit (13-13).[3]

1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
1950 record9–1–1 (3–0–1 MVC)
Head coachBuddy Brothers (5th season)
Home stadiumSkelly Field
1950 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 19 Tulsa $ 3 0 1  9 1 1
Detroit 2 1 1  6 3 1
Wichita 3 2 0  5 4 1
Drake 1 2 1  6 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 1 2 1  4 6 1
Bradley 0 3 0  5 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16McMurry*W 20–13
September 23at San Francisco*L 14–23
October 7at Georgetown*W 21–7
October 14Villanova*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–7
October 21Detroit
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 13–13[4]
October 28at BradleyPeoria, ILW 74–6
November 4Oklahoma A&M
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–13
November 11at Texas Tech*W 39–7
November 18Wichita
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 48–0
November 23Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–13
December 2at Houston*W 28–21
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Tulsa Trounces Arkansas, 28-13". The Monroe (LA) News-Star. November 24, 1950. p. 11.
  2. "Tulsa's Golden Hurricane Defeats Houston". December 3, 1950.
  3. "1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  4. Dick Peters (October 22, 1950). "U-D Settles for 13–13 Tie with Tulsa". Detroit Free Press. pp. E1, E5 via Newspapers.com.


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