1934 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1934 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland     8 0 1
No. 7 Navy     8 1 0
Texas A&I     5 1 1
Troy State     7 2 0
Tulsa     5 2 1
George Washington     6 3 1
West Virginia     6 4 0
Oglethorpe     5 4 1
Delaware     4 3 1
Georgetown     4 3 1
Texas Mines     4 4 0
Catholic University     3 4 1
Jacksonville State     3 4 0
Wake Forest     3 7 0
South Georgia Teachers     4 6 0
William & Mary Norfolk     2 4 2
East Carolina     1 4 1
Oklahoma City     1 8 0
Rankings from Associated Press

The 1934 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1934 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Gus Henderson, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–2–1 record. The team gave up an average of only 4.9 points per game, defeated Oklahoma A&M (19–0) and Kansas State (21–0), tied Arkansas (7–7), and lost to TCU (14–12) and George Washington (10–0).[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 218:15 p.m.Central State (OK)W 26–09,000[2][3]
October 6Kansas
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 7–0
October 13TCU
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 12–14
October 19at George WashingtonL 0–1020,000[4]
October 27Kansas Statedagger
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 21–0
November 10Centenary
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–815,000[5]
November 17Oklahoma A&M
W 19–0
November 29Arkansas
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 7–7

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "1934 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Henderson Starts Veteran Team Against Broncs". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. September 21, 1934. p. 16. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Wood, Gal (September 22, 1934). "T. U. Eleven Displays Wealth of Material, Offensive Punch in 26-0 Rout of Central Teachers Before 9,000". Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 7. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "George Washington ends Tulsa's reign on grid". The Evening News. October 20, 1934. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Two fast teams collide and Tulsa U. beats Centenary 14 to 8". Sunday Times Democrat. November 11, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 179. Retrieved January 22, 2023.