1951 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record9–2 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Drake 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Houston 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Detroit 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wichita 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Bradley 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1951 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 9–2 record, 4–0 against conference opponents, and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship. The team's losses were against Cincinnati (47–35) and Arkansas (24–7)[1] The team was ranked at No. 32 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Hawaii*
W 58–014,479
September 29at Cincinnati*
L 35–4719,000–25,000[3]
October 13Houston
W 46–2714,651
October 20Marquette*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–2117,500
October 27at Wichita
W 33–08,082
November 3at Oklahoma A&M
W 35–728,000
November 10Kansas State*dagger
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 42–2613,226
November 17Texas Tech*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 21–149,984
November 24at Arkansas*
L 7–2411,500
December 1Detroit
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 34–208,025[4]
December 8Hardin–Simmons*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 33–145,282
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[5]

After the season

1952 NFL Draft

Main article: 1952 NFL Draft

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

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 70 Jim Beasley Center San Francisco 49ers
12 145 Jake Roberts Back Los Angeles Rams
14 161 Bob Stringer Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ "1951 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cincinnati Dumps Tulsa, 47 to 35". The Shawnee News-Star. Shawnee, Oklahoma. Associated Press. September 30, 1951. p. 12A. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "U-D Drops Finale To Hurricanes". Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1951. pp. C1, C3.
  5. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "1952 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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