1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team information
American college football season
1942Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Tennessee
Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
AP
No. 4
Record
10–1 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach
Henry Frnka (2nd season)
Home stadium
Skelly Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
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
The 1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team was an American football team that represented the University of Tulsa in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) 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 MVC opponents) in the regular season before losing to Tennessee in the 1943 Sugar Bowl.[1] The team was ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll.[2]
Tulsa led the nation in scoring (39.5 points per game) and passing offense (233.9 yards per game) and ranked second in total offense (426.1 yards per game) and eighth in total defense (148.7 yards per game).
Quarterback Glenn Dobbs ranked fourth nationally with 1,427 yards of total offense and eighth nationally with 1,066 passing yards. He 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.
^"Vols make breeze of Tulsa's Golden Hurricane, 14–7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. January 2, 1943. Retrieved August 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^"1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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