1947 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1947 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wichita 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team was an American football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 143 to 128.[1][2]

Tulsa was ranked at No. 62 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20West Texas State*
W 26–137,500[4]
October 4Drake
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–148,156[5]
October 11at Texas Tech*
L 7–1412,500[6]
October 18Georgetown*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–129,616[7]
October 25at Nevada*
L 13–218,500[8]
November 1Wichita
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 7–09,000[9]
November 8at Oklahoma A&M
W 13–028,500[10]
November 15Baylor*dagger
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 6–712,500[11]
November 22Detroit*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
W 30–209,946[12]
November 27Arkansas*
  • Skelly Stadium
  • Tulsa, OK
L 13–2722,000–23,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[14]

After the season

1948 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1948 NFL draft following the season.[15][16]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
22 203 J. R. Boone End Chicago Bears
28 261 Don Sharp Center Green Bay Packers
30 282 A.B. Kitchens Tackle Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ "1947 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football, 2017 Record & Fact Book" (PDF). University of Tulsa. 2017. p. 163. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hal Middlesworth (September 21, 1947). "Tulsa Passes Click to Beat Texans, 26-13". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hurricane Blows Drake Down, 28-14". The Daily Oklahoman. October 5, 1947. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Red Raiders Trounce Tulsa In Bitter Grid Duel, 14 to 7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 12, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hoyas Pin Hurricane, 12-0: Passes Give Georgetown Two Scores In Second Period; Tulsa Kept on Heels". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ty Cobb (October 26, 1947). "U.N. Takes Tulsa in Homecoming Climax: Record Crowd of 8500 Jams U.N. Stadium". Nevada State Journal. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulsa Drives 90 Yards to Nip Fiery Wichita Shockers, 7-0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 2, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Saul Feldman (November 9, 1947). "Tulsa Trips Ags, 13-0". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Extra Point Gives Baylor Shaky 7-6 Victory Over Hurricanes". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 16, 1947. p. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "U-D Loses Scoring Duel". Detroit Free Press. November 23, 1947. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Laymond Crump (November 28, 1947). "Porkers Plow From Behind, Break Tulsa Drouth, 27-13". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 19 – via Newspapers.coma.
  14. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 181. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  15. ^ "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  16. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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