The 1951 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1951 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 9–2 record, 4–0 against conference opponents, and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship. The team's losses were against Cincinnati (47–35) and Arkansas (24–7)[1] The team was ranked at No. 32 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]
1951 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 9–2 (4–0 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 22 | Hawaii* | W 58–0 | 14,479 | ||||
September 29 | at Cincinnati* | L 35–47 | 19,000–25,000 | [3] | |||
October 13 | Houston |
| W 46–27 | 14,651 | |||
October 20 | Marquette* |
| W 27–21 | 17,500 | |||
October 27 | at Wichita | W 33–0 | 8,082 | ||||
November 3 | at Oklahoma A&M | W 35–7 | 28,000 | ||||
November 10 | Kansas State* |
| W 42–26 | 13,226 | |||
November 17 | Texas Tech* |
| W 21–14 | 9,984 | |||
November 24 | at Arkansas* | L 7–24 | 11,500 | ||||
December 1 | Detroit |
| W 34–20 | 8,025 | [4] | ||
December 8 | Hardin–Simmons* |
| W 33–14 | 5,282 | |||
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After the season
edit1952 NFL Draft
editThe following Golden Hurriane players were selected in the National Football League Draft following the season.[6][7]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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6 | 70 | Jim Beasley | Center | San Francisco 49ers |
12 | 145 | Jake Roberts | Back | Los Angeles Rams |
14 | 161 | Bob Stringer | Linebacker | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
edit- ^ "1951 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cincinnati Dumps Tulsa, 47 to 35". The Shawnee News-Star. Shawnee, Oklahoma. Associated Press. September 30, 1951. p. 12A. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "U-D Drops Finale To Hurricanes". Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1951. pp. C1, C3.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.