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]
| 1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 9–1 (3–0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Wichita | W 33–13 | 9,000 | [3] | ||
| September 28 | New Mexico A&M* | W 52–0 | 12,300 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | at Drake | W 48–13 | 13,000 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | Texas Tech* |
| W 21–6 | 15,000 | [6] | |
| October 18 | at Detroit | No. 20 | L 14–20 | 20,200 | [7] | |
| October 26 | Kansas* |
| W 56–0 | 13,000 | [8] | |
| November 2 | Cincinnati* |
| W 20–0 | 10,000 | [9] | |
| November 9 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 20–18 | 17,000 | [10] | |
| November 16 | Baylor* |
| W 17–0 | 12,000 | [11] | |
| November 28 | No. 10 Arkansas* |
| W 14–13 | 19,123 | [12] | |
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Rankings
| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | 20т | — | — | — | — | 19т | — | 17 |
1947 NFL draft
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Golden Hurricane players were selected.[14][15]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 5 | 34 | Nelson Greene | Tackle | New York Giants |
| 12 | 102 | Jerry D'Arcy | Center | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 12 | 104 | Hardy Brown | Linebacker | New York Giants |
| 13 | 112 | Harden Cooper | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals |
| 23 | 212 | Joe Haynes | Center | Philadelphia Eagles |