1944 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1944 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1944 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–2 record (0–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and defeated Georgia Tech in the 1945 Orange Bowl.

1944 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 26–12 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1944 record8–2 (0–1 MVC)
Head coachHenry Frnka (4th season)
Home stadiumSkelly Field
1944 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oklahoma A&M $ 1 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Tulsa 0 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Drake 0 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Tulsa was ranked #7 in the AP Poll after defeating Texas Tech (34-7) and Ole Miss (47-0), but then lost back-to-back games against Oklahoma State and Iowa Pre-Flight. Later in the season, Tulsa also defeated Arkansas (33-2) and Miami (Florida) (48-2).[1]

Center Felto Prewitt was selected as a first-team All-American by Football News,[2] and guard Ellis Jones was selected as a first-team All-American by Look magazine.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 23North Texas Agricultural*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 47–6
October 7Kansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–0
October 14Texas Tech*No. 13
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 34–7
October 21vs. Ole Miss*No. 13Memphis, TNW 47–0[4]
October 28Oklahoma A&MNo. 7
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 40–46
November 4 No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 27–47
November 11Southwestern (TX)*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 51–6
November 23Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 33–2
December 1at Miami (FL)*
W 48–2
January 1, 1945vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech
W 26–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

The AP released their first rankings on October 9, the Golden Hurricane were ranked 13th.

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final 
AP Not released 13 13 7 T NR NR NR NR NR NR
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References
  1. "1944 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1196. ISBN 1401337031.
  3. Hal Sayles (November 30, 1944). "Speaking of Sports". Abilene Reporter-News.
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22080306/big_tulsa_bowl_veterans_smother_ole/


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