The 1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1941 college football season. In their first year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–2 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the Missouri Valley Conference championship, and defeated Texas Tech, 6–0, in the 1942 Sun Bowl.[1]
| 1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 6–0 vs. Texas Tech | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (5–0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was led by brothers Glenn Dobbs and Bobby Dobbs. Glenn was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame; Bobby served as Tulsa's head coach from 1955 to 1960.
Six Tulsa players were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team: halfbacks Glenn Dobbs and N.A. Keithley; end Elston Campbell and Saxon Judd; center Richard Morgan; and tackle Charles Greene. Four others were named to the second team: quarterback Joe Gibson; guard Roy Stuart and Wayne Holt; and tackle Jim Worthington.[2]
Tulsa was ranked at No. 66 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | at TCU* | L 0–6 | 7,500 | [4] | |||
| October 11 | Creighton | W 19–7 | 10,000 | [5] | |||
| October 18 | Saint Louis |
| W 33–7 | 8,500 | [6] | ||
| October 25 | at Oklahoma A&M | W 16–0 | 12,000 | [7] | |||
| November 1 | at Wichita* | Wichita, KS | W 13–7 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | North Dakota Agricultural* |
| W 61–6 | 7,000 | [9] | ||
| November 15 | Baylor* |
| W 20–13 | 14,000 | [10] | ||
| November 22 | Drake |
| W 20–6 | 2,500 | [11] | ||
| November 27 | Arkansas* |
| L 6–13 | 16,000–17,000 | [12] | ||
| January 1, 1942 | vs. Texas Tech | W 6–0 | 12,000–14,000 | [13] | |||
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1942 NFL draft
editThe following Golden Hurricane players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[15][16]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 6 | 41 | Charley Greene | Tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 13 | 111 | Wayne Holt | Guard | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 16 | 142 | Glenn Henicle | Guard | Cleveland Rams |
References
edit- ^ "1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ L.E. Skelley (December 5, 1941). "Keithley Awarded Place On Valley All-Star Eleven". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TCU Defeats Tulsa U., 6-0". Sunday American-Statesman. September 28, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa's Aerials Daze Creighton". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1941. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa's Aerials Daze Creighton". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1941. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Otis Wile (October 26, 1941). "Stillwater's 12,000 Turnout Is Certain to Please Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Smacks Wichita, 13-7". The Daily Oklahoman. November 2, 1941. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Buries North Dakota State, 61-6". The Daily Oklahoman. November 9, 1941. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stan Pate (November 16, 1941). "Tulsa Passes Beat Baylor". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Sacks Up Drake And Title". The Daily Oklahoman. November 23, 1941. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas Has Tulsa's Number". The Daily Oklahoman. November 28, 1941. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rifle-Armed Tailback Glenn Dobbs Leads Tulsa to 6-0 Win in Sun Bowl; Border Loop Jinx Still On". Del Paso Herald-Post. January 2, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "1942 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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