1950 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record9–1–1 (3–0–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16McMurry*
W 20–1315,000
September 23at San Francisco*
L 14–2315,015[4]
October 7at Georgetown*
W 21–74,341[5]
October 14Villanova*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–717,500
October 21Detroitdagger
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 13–1312,356[6]
October 288:00 p.m.at Bradley
W 74–64,500[7][8][9]
November 4Oklahoma A&M
W 27–1315,350
November 11at Texas Tech*
W 39–718,000
November 18Wichita
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 48–011,531
November 23Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–1319,500
December 2at Houston*
W 28–2110,000

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After the season

1951 NFL Draft

Main article: 1951 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[11][12]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
20 243 Jack Crocker Back Cleveland Browns
22 259 S. J. Whitman Defensive back Chicago Cardinals
29 345 Fred Smith End Pittsburgh Steelers

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. ^ Bill Mulligan (September 24, 1950). "Dons Zip By Tulsa: Matson on Spree In 23-14 Win". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Crump, Raymond (October 8, 1948). "Tulsa Rips Georgetown, 21-7, to Shatter Jinx; Morris, Roberts Glitter". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dick Peters (October 22, 1950). "U-D Settles for 13–13 Tie with Tulsa". Detroit Free Press. pp. E1, E5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Turner, John H. (October 28, 1950). "Hurricane Guns For Fourth Win Against Bradley". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Turner, John H. (October 29, 1950). "Hurricane Belts Helpless Braves By 74 To 7 Count". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Turner, John H. (October 29, 1950). "Hurricane Belts (continued)". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  12. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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