1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 4
Record10–1 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Washington University 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Creighton 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Drake 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team was an American football team that represented the University of Tulsa in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1942 college football season. In their second year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 10–0 record (5–0 against MVC opponents) in the regular season before losing to Tennessee in the 1943 Sugar Bowl.[1] The team was ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll.[2]

Tulsa led the nation in scoring (39.5 points per game) and passing offense (233.9 yards per game) and ranked second in total offense (426.1 yards per game) and eighth in total defense (148.7 yards per game).

Quarterback Glenn Dobbs ranked fourth nationally with 1,427 yards of total offense and eighth nationally with 1,066 passing yards. He was selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, International News Service, Newspaper Enterprise Association, and Newsweek magazine and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Waco Army Air Field*
W 84–07,500
October 3Oklahoma*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 23–012,000
October 11Randolph Field*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 68–05,000
October 178:15 p.m.Washington University
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 40–08,000[3][4][5][6]
October 23at Saint Louis
W 41–07,990
October 30at DrakeNo. 15
W 40–02,500
November 7Oklahoma A&MNo. 12
W 34–613,000
November 14Baylor*daggerNo. 9
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 24–015,000
November 21at CreightonNo. 6
W 33–199,000[7]
November 2Arkansas*No. 6
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 40–717,000
January 1, 1943vs. No. 10 Tennessee*No. 4
L 7–1470,000[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[8]

Rankings

See also: 1942 NCAA football rankings

The AP released their first poll on October 12. The Golden Hurricane made their first appearance as a ranked team on October 26.

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP——15т129 (1)6 (2)6 (1)4 (4)

After the season

1943 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selecfted in the 1943 NFL draft following the season.[9][10]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
1 3 Glenn Dobbs Running back Chicago Cardinals
16 146 N.A. Keithley Back New York Giants
25 233 Cal Purdin Back Chicago Cardinals
26 246 Maurice Hail Guard New York Giants

References

  1. ^ a b "Vols make breeze of Tulsa's Golden Hurricane, 14–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. January 2, 1943. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Charvat, Jack (October 17, 1942). "Hurricane Set To Battle Bears Tonight". Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 6. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Bridgewater, B. A. (October 18, 1942). "Tulsa U. Wrecks Bears, 40 To 0". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Bridgewater, B. A. (October 18, 1942). "Dobbs Stars as T. U. Wallops Bears, 40-0 (continued)". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Tulsa Whips Bears, 40-0". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 18, 1942. p. 2B. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Bluejays Come Close To Surprising Tulsa". The Lincoln Star. November 22, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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