1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 8–2 5–0 Henry Frnka 1st Skelly Field MVC champion Sun Bowl W 6–0 vs. Texas Tech The 1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1941 college football season. In their first year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–2 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the Missouri Valley Conference championship, and defeated Texas Tech, 6–0, in the 1942 Sun Bowl.1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 24, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tulsa/1941-schedule.html The team was led by brothers Glenn Dobbs and Bobby Dobbs. Glenn was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame; Bobby served as Tulsa's head coach from 1955 to 1960. Six Tulsa players were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team: halfbacks Glenn Dobbs and N.A. Keithley; end Elston Campbell and Saxon Judd; center Richard Morgan; and tackle Charles Greene. Four others were named to the second team: quarterback Joe Gibson; guard Roy Stuart and Wayne Holt; and tackle Jim Worthington.Keithley Awarded Place On Valley All-Star Eleven Miami Daily News-Record L.E. Skelley December 5, 1941 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36473490/keithley_awarded_place_on_valley/ Newspapers.com Tulsa was ranked at No. 66 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 27 at TCU<ncg> Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX L 0-6 7,500 TCU Defeats Tulsa U., 6-0 Sunday American-Statesman September 28, 1941 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36089004/tcu_defeats_tulsa_u_60/ Newspapers.com October 11 Creighton Skelly Field Tulsa, OK W 19-7 10,000 Tulsa's Aerials Daze Creighton The Daily Oklahoman October 12, 1941 B3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31962892/tulsas_aerials_daze_creighton/ Newspapers.com October 18 Saint Louis Skelly Field Tulsa, OK W 33-7 8,500 Tulsa's Aerials Daze Creighton The Daily Oklahoman October 12, 1941 B3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31962892/tulsas_aerials_daze_creighton/ Newspapers.com October 25 at Oklahoma A&M Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (rivalry) W 16-0 12,000 Stillwater's 12,000 Turnout Is Certain to Please Tulsa The Daily Oklahoman Otis Wile October 26, 1941 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36088900/stillwaters_12000_turnout_is_certain/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Wichita<ncg> Wichita, KS W 13-7 Tulsa Smacks Wichita, 13-7 The Daily Oklahoman November 2, 1941 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980370/tulsa_smacks_wichita_137/ Newspapers.com November 8 North Dakota Agricultural<ncg> Skelly Field Tulsa, OK W 61-6 7,000 Tulsa Buries North Dakota State, 61-6 The Daily Oklahoman November 9, 1941 36 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36088791/tulsa_buries_north_dakota_state_616/ Newspapers.com November 15 Baylor<ncg><hc> Skelly Field Tulsa, OK W 20-13 14,000 Tulsa Passes Beat Baylor The Daily Oklahoman Stan Pate November 16, 1941 37 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36088718/tulsa_passes_beat_baylor/ Newspapers.com November 22 Drake Skelly Field Tulsa, OK W 20-6 2,500 Tulsa Sacks Up Drake And Title The Daily Oklahoman November 23, 1941 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36088423/tulsa_sacks_up_drake_and_title/ Newspapers.com November 27 Arkansas<ncg> Skelly Field Tulsa, OK L 6-13 16,000–17,000 Arkansas Has Tulsa's Number The Daily Oklahoman November 28, 1941 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36088649/arkansas_has_tulsas_number/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1942 vs Texas Tech<ncg> Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) W 6-0 12,000–14,000 Rifle-Armed Tailback Glenn Dobbs Leads Tulsa to 6-0 Win in Sun Bowl; Border Loop Jinx Still On Del Paso Herald-Post January 2, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3821273/riflearmed_tailback_glenn_dobbs_leads/ Newspapers.com Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022 https://tulsahurricane.com/documents/2022/8/19/TU_FB22_MediaGuide_Web_220819.pdf University of Tulsa 180 January 22, 2023 1942 NFL draft The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1942 NFL draft following the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1942/draft.htm 1942 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com April 23, 2023https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/tulsa/drafted.htm Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni Pro-Football-Reference.com April 23, 2023 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Round Pick Player Position NFL club 641Charley GreeneTacklePittsburgh Steelers13111Wayne HoltGuardPittsburgh Steelers16142Glenn HenicleGuardCleveland Rams References Tulsa Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane football seasons Category:Missouri Valley Conference football champion seasons Category:Sun Bowl champion seasons Tulsa Golden Hurricane football