1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

American college football season

1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 5–5–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
Head coach|

* Buddy Brothers (4th season)

Home stadium| Skelly Field

Seasons

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1950 ->

1949 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Detroit $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Drake | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Oklahoma A&M | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
Wichita | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Tulsa | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Bradley | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Saint Louis | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1949 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–5–1 record, 1–2–1 against conference opponents, and finished in fifth place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 17| 8:00 p.m.| McMurry*|

* Skelly Field
* Tulsa, OK

| W 27–26| 10,000| [2][3][4]
September 23| | at Detroit|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| L 14–20| 22,254| [5]
October 1| | Florida*|

* Skelly Field
* Tulsa, OK

| L 7–40| 9,248| [6]
October 8| | at Texas Tech*|

* Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| L 0–15| 14,000|
October 14| | at No. 17 Villanova*|

* Villanova Stadium
* Villanova, PA

| W 21–19| 12,000|
October 22| | Bradley|

* Skelly Field
* Tulsa, OK

| W 55–6| 10,246|
October 29| | Wichita|

* Skelly Field
* Tulsa, OK

| L 21–27| 10,021|
November 5| | at Oklahoma A&M|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK (rivalry)

| T 13–13| 15,500|
November 12| | San Francisco*|

* Skelly Field
* Tulsa, OK

| W 10–0| 7,000| [7]
November 19| | Kansas State*|

* Skelly Field
* Tulsa, OK

| W 48–27| 11,000|
November 26| | at Arkansas*|

* Razorback Stadium
* Fayetteville, AR

| L 7–40| 12,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## After the season[edit]

### 1950 NFL Draft[edit]

Main article: 1950 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane player was selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[9][10]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL club

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8 | 104 | Russ Frizzell | Tackle | Cleveland Browns

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1949 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
2. ^ Charvat, Jack (September 16, 1949). "TU Faces Rough Test in Opener". Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 35. Retrieved March 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ Turner, John H. (September 18, 1949). "Hurricane Finally Win One: 27 To 26". Tulsa Sunday World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved March 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ Turner, John H. (September 18, 1949). "Hurricane Wins (continued)". Tulsa Sunday World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved March 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ Dick Peters (September 24, 1949). "Titans Slip Past Tulsa in 4th Period, 20-14". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Hurricane walloped by Florida 40–7". Okmulgee Daily Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tulsa Hurricane Springs Upset On San Francisco, Wins By 10-0". Seminole (Okla.) Producer. November 13, 1949. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
9. ^ "1950 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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Tulsa Golden Hurricane football

Venues|

* South Main Park (1912–1914)
* Association Park (1915–1917)
* McNulty Park (1919–1929)
* Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Houston
* Oklahoma State

Culture & lore|

* Captain Cane
* "Hurricane Spirit"
* The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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