1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Drake 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Wichita 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Tulsa 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Bradley 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1949 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5–1 record, 1–2–1 against conference opponents, and finished in fifth place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17McMurry*
W 27–2610,000
September 23at Detroit
L 14–2022,254[2]
October 1Florida*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–409,248[3]
October 8at Texas Tech*
L 0–1514,000
October 14at No. 17 Villanova*
W 21–1912,000
October 22Bradley
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 55–610,246
October 29Wichita
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 21–2710,021
November at Oklahoma A&M
T 13–1315,500
November 12San Francisco*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 10–07,000[4]
November 19Kansas State*dagger
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 48–2711,000
November 26at Arkansas*
L 7–4012,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[5]

After the season

1950 NFL Draft

Main article: 1950 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane player was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[6][7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
8 104 Russ Frizzell Tackle Cleveland Browns

References

  1. ^ "1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Dick Peters (September 24, 1949). "Titans Slip Past Tulsa in 4th Period, 20-14". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hurricane walloped by Florida 40–7". Okmulgee Daily Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulsa Hurricane Springs Upset On San Francisco, Wins By 10-0". Seminole (Okla.) Producer. November 13, 1949. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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