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1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Gator Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Florida
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record8–2–1 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 278:00 p.m.Hardin–Simmons*
W 56–2715,500[2][3]
October 4Cincinnati*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 14–14
October 11at Houston
L 7–3331,000
October 18Kansas State*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 26–712,500
October 25Wichita
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 28–0
November 1Oklahoma A&M
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 23–21
November 8 No. 11 Villanova*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 42–6
November 14at Detroit
W 62–2113,120[4]
November 22Arkansas*No. 11
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 44–34
November 292:00 p.m.at Texas Tech*No. 11
W 26–2010,100[5][6]
January 1, 1953vs. No. 15 FloridaNo. 12
L 13–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ^ "1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  3. ^ Sanner, Fred (September 28, 1952). "Tulsa Smothers Cowboys, 56-27". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Dick Peters (November 15, 1952). "Pass-Happy U-D Plastered Despite Marchibroda Spree". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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 Open access icon.
  6. ^ 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 Open access icon.
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