1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Gator Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Florida
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record8–2–1 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainTommy Hudspeth, Marvin Matuszak, Howard Waugh
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Houston $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Tulsa 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Detroit 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wichita 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1952 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–2–1 record (3–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and lost to Florida, 14–13, in the 1953 Gator Bowl. The team defeated Kansas State (26–7), Oklahoma A&M (23–21), Arkansas (44–34) and Texas Tech (26–20), tied Cincinnati (14–14), and lost to #19 Houston (7–33).[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 278:00 p.m.Hardin–Simmons*
W 56–2715,500[2][3]
October 4Cincinnati*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 14–1417,500
October 11at Houston
L 7–3331,000
October 18Kansas State*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 26–712,500
October 25Wichita
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–012,500
November 1Oklahoma A&M
W 23–2120,000
November 8 No. 11 Villanova*dagger
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 42–618,000
November 14at Detroit
W 62–2113,120[4]
November 22Arkansas*No. 11
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–3412,500
November 292:00 p.m.at Texas Tech*No. 11
W 26–2010,100[5][6]
January 1, 1953vs. No. 15 FloridaNo. 12
L 13–1430,015[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[8]

After the season

1953 NFL Draft

Main article: 1953 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[9][10]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
3 29 Marv Matuszak Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers
3 32 Bob St. Clair Tackle San Francisco 49ers
4 49 Willie Roberts End Los Angeles Rams
6 73 Howard Waugh Back Los Angeles Rams
8 87 Jim Prewett Tackle Baltimore Colts
9 104 Floyd Harrawood Tackle Green Bay Packers
12 135 Kaye Vaughan Guard Baltimore Colts
13 149 Ronnie Morris Back Chicago Cardinals
15 176 Gene Helwig Back Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ^ "1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Sanner, Fred (September 27, 1952). "H-SU Underdog By 24 Points". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 7A. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Sanner, Fred (September 28, 1952). "Tulsa Smothers Cowboys, 56-27". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Dick Peters (November 15, 1952). "Pass-Happy U-D Plastered Despite Marchibroda Spree". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Tech Tests Tough Tulsa Today". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 29, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Kee, Bernie (November 30, 1952). "Tulsa Outlasts Tech, 26-20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 24. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Missed conversion nips Tulsa, 14–13". The Ponca City News. January 2, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "1953 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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