Year: | 1943 |
Team: | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | MVC |
Aprank: | 15 |
Record: | 6–1–1 |
Conf Record: | 1–0 |
Head Coach: | Henry Frnka |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Stadium: | Skelly Field |
Champion: | MVC champion |
Bowl: | Sugar Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 18–20 vs. Georgia Tech |
The 1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1943 college football season. In their third year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–0–1 record in the regular season, including lopsided victories over SMU (20-7), Texas Tech (34-7), Oklahoma (20-6), Utah (55-0), Oklahoma State (55-6), and Arkansas (61-0). They lost to Georgia Tech, 20–18, in the 1944 Sugar Bowl.[1]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Tulsa ranked 29th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 91.7.[2]
See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings. The AP released their first poll on October 4. The Golden Hurricane made their first appearance as a ranked team on October 25.
See main article: 1944 NFL draft. The following Golden Hurriane players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[4] [5]