Year: | 1944 |
Team: | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | MVC |
Record: | 8–2 |
Conf Record: | 0–1 |
Head Coach: | Henry Frnka |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Stadium: | Skelly Field |
Champion: | Orange Bowl champion |
Bowl: | Orange Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 26–12 vs. Georgia Tech |
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]
The AP released their first rankings on October 9, the Golden Hurricane were ranked 13th.
See main article: 1945 NFL draft. The following Golden Hurriane players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5] [6]
3 | 27 | Clyde Goodnight | End | Green Bay Packers | |
5 | 34 | Al Kowalski | Back | Brooklyn Tigers | |
7 | 60 | Glen Burgeis | Tackle | Chicago Bears | |
8 | 69 | Ellis Jones | Guard | Boston Yanks | |
8 | 76 | Toby Collins | Tackle | Green Bay Packers | |
19 | 194 | Clyde LeForce | Quarterback | Detroit Lions | |
25 | 263 | Nolan Luhn | End | Green Bay Packers | |
27 | 280 | Dell Taylor | Back | Detroit Lions |