1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record9–1 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Tulsa $ 3 0 0 9 1 0
Wichita 2 1 0 5 5 0
Saint Louis 1 1 0 4 6 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 1 0 3 7 1
Drake 0 4 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented the University of Tulsa in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 9–1 record (3–0 against MVC opponents), won the MVC championship, and was ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll (No. 23 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings).[1][2] Tulsa defeated Texas Tech (21–6), Kansas (56–0), Cincinnati (20–0), Oklahoma State (20–18), Baylor (17–0), and No. 10-ranked Arkansas (14–13), and lost only to Detroit (14–20).[1]

  1. ^ a b "1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.