1951 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1951 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	9–2 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach	Buddy Brothers (6th season)
Home stadium	Skelly Field
Seasons ←  1950 1952  →

1951 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Hawaii *	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 58–0	14,479
September 29	at Cincinnati *	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 35–47	19,000–25,000	[3]
October 13	Houston	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	W 46–27	14,651
October 20	Marquette *	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 27–21	17,500
October 27	at Wichita	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 33–0	8,082
November 3	at Oklahoma A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry)	W 35–7	28,000
November 10	Kansas State *	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 42–26	13,226
November 17	Texas Tech *	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 21–14	9,984
November 24	at Arkansas *	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 7–24	11,500	[4]
December 1	Detroit	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 34–20	8,025	[5]
December 8	Hardin–Simmons *	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 33–14	5,282
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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After the season

1952 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were in the selected in the 1952 NFL draft following the season. ^{[7] [8]}

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
6	70	Jim Beasley	Center	San Francisco 49ers
12	145	Jake Roberts	Back	Los Angeles Rams
14	161	Bob Stringer	Linebacker	Philadelphia Eagles

References

1. "1951 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
2. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "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 .
4. "SMU aerials befuddle Arkansas, 47 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "U-D Drops Finale To Hurricanes". Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1951. pp. C1, C3.
6. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 182. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
7. "1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
8. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.