1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1942 college football season. In their second year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 10–0 record (5–0 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) in the regular season before losing to Tennessee in the 1943 Sugar Bowl. The team was ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll.[1] Quarterback Glenn Dobbs was selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, International News Service, Newspaper Enterprise Association, and Newsweek magazine and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 4
1942 record10–1 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Tulsa $ 5 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Oklahoma A&M 4 –1 –0  6 –3 –1
Washington University 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Saint Louis 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Creighton 1 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Drake 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 27Waco Army Air Field
W 84–0
October 3Oklahoma
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 23–0
October 11Randolph Field
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 68–0
October 17Washington University
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 40–0
October 23at Saint LouisSt. LouisW 41–0
October 30at DrakeNo. 15
W 40–0
November 7Oklahoma A&MNo. 12
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 34–6
November 14BaylorNo. 9
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 24–0
November 21at CreightonNo. 6Omaha, NEW 33–19
November 26ArkansasNo. 6
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 40–7
January 1, 1943vs. No. 10 TennesseeNo. 4
L 7–14
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings
See also: 1942 NCAA football rankings

The AP released their first poll on October 12. The Golden Hurricane made their first appearance as a ranked team on October 26.

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final 
AP Not released NR NR 15 T 12 9 (1) 6 (2) 6 (1) 4 (4)

References
  1. "1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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