1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1943 college football season. In their third year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–0–1 record in the regular season, including lopsided victories over SMU (20-7), Texas Tech (34-7), Oklahoma (20-6), Utah (55-0), Oklahoma State (55-6), and Arkansas (61-0). They lost to Georgia Tech, 20-18, in the 1944 Sugar Bowl.[1]

1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 18–20 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 15
1943 record	6–1–1 (1–0 MVC)
Head coach	Henry Frnka (3rd season)
Home stadium	Skelly Field

1943 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 15 Tulsa $	1	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 25	at SMU*		Dallas	W 20–7
October 9	Texas Tech*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 34–7
October 16	vs. Oklahoma*		Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 20–6
October 23	Utah*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 55–0
October 30	Southwestern*	No. 13	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	T 6–6
November 6	Oklahoma A&M	No. 19	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 55–6
November 25	Arkansas*	No. 20	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 61–0
January 1, 1944	vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech	No. 15	Tulane Stadium New Orleans (Sugar Bowl)	L 18–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

The AP released their first poll on October 4. The Golden Hurricane made their first appearance as a ranked team on October 25.

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	8	Final
AP	Not released	NR	NR	NR	13	19	17	16	20	15

References

1. "1943 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.