1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1952 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–2–1 record (3–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and lost to Florida, 14–13, in the 1953 Gator Bowl. The team defeated Kansas State (26–7), Oklahoma A&M (23–21), Arkansas (44–34) and Texas Tech (26–20), tied Cincinnati (14–14), and lost to #19 Houston (7–33).[1]
| 1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Florida | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 12 |
| 1952 record | 8–2–1 (3–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Tulsa | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Hardin–Simmons* | W 56–27 | 15,500 | [2][3] | ||||
| October 4 | Cincinnati* |
| T 14–14 | ||||||
| October 11 | at Houston | L 7–33 | 31,000 | ||||||
| October 18 | Kansas State* |
| W 26–7 | 12,500 | |||||
| October 25 | Wichita |
| W 28–0 | ||||||
| November 1 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 23–21 | ||||||
| November 8 | No. 11 Villanova* |
| W 42–6 | ||||||
| November 14 | at Detroit | W 62–21 | 13,120 | [4] | |||||
| November 22 | Arkansas* | No. 11 |
| W 44–34 | |||||
| November 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech* | No. 11 | W 26–20 | 10,100 | [5][6] | |||
| January 1, 1953 | vs. No. 15 Florida | No. 12 | L 13–14 | ||||||
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References
- "1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- Sanner, Fred (September 27, 1952). "H-SU Underdog By 24 Points". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 7A. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - Sanner, Fred (September 28, 1952). "Tulsa Smothers Cowboys, 56-27". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- Dick Peters (November 15, 1952). "Pass-Happy U-D Plastered Despite Marchibroda Spree". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas Tech Tests Tough Tulsa Today". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 29, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- Kee, Bernie (November 30, 1952). "Tulsa Outlast Tech, 26-20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 24. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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