American college football season
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 .
Tulsa was ranked No. 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 the Miami Hurricanes (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
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 23 7:45 p.m. North Texas Aggies * W 47–612,000 [ 4] [ 5]
October 7 Kansas * W 27–012,000 [ 6]
October 14 Texas Tech * No. 13 W 34–78,500–9,000
October 21 vs. Ole Miss * No. 13 W 47–08,000 [ 7]
October 28 Oklahoma A&M No. 7 L 40–4612,063
November 4 No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight * L 27–4718,000 [ 8]
November 11 Southwestern (TX) * W 51–68,000
November 23 Arkansas * W 33–216,000
December 1 at Miami (FL) * W 48–211,234
January 1, 1945 vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech W 26–1229,426 [ 9]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Rankings
The AP released their first rankings on October 9, the Golden Hurricane were ranked 13th.
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final AP 13 13 7т — — — — — —
After the season
1945 NFL draft
The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1945 NFL draft following the season.[ 11] [ 12]
References
^ "1944 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016 .
^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia . ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1196. ISBN 1401337031 .
^ Hal Sayles (November 30, 1944). "Speaking of Sports". Abilene Reporter-News .
^ Bridgewater, B. A. (September 23, 1944). "Expect 12,000-Up at Hurricane's Opener With NTAC Tonight" . Tulsa Daily World . Tulsa, Oklahoma . p. 8. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bridgewater, B. A. (September 24, 1944). "Hurricane Routs Texans, 47-6" . Tulsa Daily World . Tulsa, Oklahoma . pp. 1–2 , sports section. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Edward D. Burks (October 8, 1944). "Tulsa Hurricane Blasts Kansas, 27 to 0" . Tulsa World . p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Big Tulsa 'Bowl' Veterans Smother Ole Miss 47 to 0" . Clarion-Ledger . October 22, 1944. p. 12.
^ Sec Taylor (November 5, 1944). "Cadets Romp, 47-27" . The Des Moines Register . p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulsa batters Georgia Tech's Wrecks, 26–12" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . January 2, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF) . University of Tulsa . pp. 180– 181. Retrieved January 22, 2023 .
^ "1945 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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