1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
| 1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Tennessee | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 10–1 (5–0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team was an
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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | Waco Army Air Field* | W 84–0 | 7,500 | ||||||
| October 3 | Oklahoma* |
| W 23–0 | 12,000 | |||||
| October 11 | Randolph Field * |
| W 68–0 | 5,000 | |||||
| October 17 | 8:15 p.m. | Washington University |
| W 40–0 | 8,000 | [3][4][5][6] | |||
| October 23 | at Saint Louis |
| W 41–0 | 7,990 | |||||
| October 30 | at Drake | No. 15 | W 40–0 | 2,500 | |||||
| November 7 | Oklahoma A&M | No. 12 |
| W 34–6 | 13,000 | ||||
| November 14 | Baylor* | No. 9 |
| W 24–0 | 15,000 | ||||
| November 21 | at Creighton | No. 6 | W 33–19 | 9,000 | [7] | ||||
| November 2 | Arkansas* | No. 6 |
| W 40–7 | 17,000 | ||||
| January 1, 1943 | vs. No. 10 Tennessee* | No. 4 | L 7–14 | 70,000 | [1] | ||||
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Rankings
The AP released their first poll on October 12. The Golden Hurricane made their first appearance as a ranked team on October 26.
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
AP | — | — | 15т | 12 | 9 (1) | 6 (2) | 6 (1) | 4 (4) |
After the season
1943 NFL draft
The following Golden Hurriane players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[9][10]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 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
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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