1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1941

| team = Tulsa Golden Hurricane

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 8–2

| conf_record = 5–0

| head_coach = Henry Frnka

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Skelly Field

| champion = MVC champion

| bowl = Sun Bowl

| bowl_result = 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.{{cite web|title=1941 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 24, 2016|url=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.{{cite news|title=Keithley Awarded Place On Valley All-Star Eleven|newspaper=Miami Daily News-Record|author=L.E. Skelley|date=December 5, 1941|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36473490/keithley_awarded_place_on_valley/|via=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.{{cite news|title=Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 26, 1941|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

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|September 27|at|TCU|Amon G. Carter Stadium|Fort Worth, TX|L 0-6|7,500|{{cite news|title=TCU Defeats Tulsa U., 6-0|newspaper=Sunday American-Statesman|date=September 28, 1941|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36089004/tcu_defeats_tulsa_u_60/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11||Creighton|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|W 19-7|10,000|{{cite news|title=Tulsa's Aerials Daze Creighton|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=October 12, 1941|page=B3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31962892/tulsas_aerials_daze_creighton/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18||Saint Louis|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|W 33-7|8,500|{{cite news|title=Tulsa's Aerials Daze Creighton|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=October 12, 1941|page=B3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31962892/tulsas_aerials_daze_creighton/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25|at|Oklahoma A&M|Lewis Field|Stillwater, OK (rivalry)|W 16-0|12,000|{{cite news|title=Stillwater's 12,000 Turnout Is Certain to Please Tulsa|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|author=Otis Wile|date=October 26, 1941|page=4B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36088900/stillwaters_12000_turnout_is_certain/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1|at|Wichita||Wichita, KS|W 13-7||{{cite news|title=Tulsa Smacks Wichita, 13-7|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=November 2, 1941|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980370/tulsa_smacks_wichita_137/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8||North Dakota Agricultural|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|W 61-6|7,000|{{cite news|title=Tulsa Buries North Dakota State, 61-6|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=November 9, 1941|page=36|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36088791/tulsa_buries_north_dakota_state_616/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15||Baylor|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|W 20-13|14,000|{{cite news|title=Tulsa Passes Beat Baylor|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|author=Stan Pate|date=November 16, 1941|page=37|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36088718/tulsa_passes_beat_baylor/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22||Drake|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|W 20-6|2,500|{{cite news|title=Tulsa Sacks Up Drake And Title|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=November 23, 1941|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36088423/tulsa_sacks_up_drake_and_title/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 27||Arkansas|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|L 6-13|16,000–17,000|{{cite news|title=Arkansas Has Tulsa's Number|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=November 28, 1941|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36088649/arkansas_has_tulsas_number/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|January 1, 1942|vs|Texas Tech|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)|W 6-0|12,000–14,000|{{cite news|title=Rifle-Armed Tailback Glenn Dobbs Leads Tulsa to 6-0 Win in Sun Bowl; Border Loop Jinx Still On|newspaper=Del Paso Herald-Post|date=January 2, 1942|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3821273/riflearmed_tailback_glenn_dobbs_leads/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022 |url=https://tulsahurricane.com/documents/2022/8/19/TU_FB22_MediaGuide_Web_220819.pdf |publisher=University of Tulsa |page=180 |access-date=January 22, 2023 }}

1942 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1942 NFL draft following the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1942/draft.htm|title=1942 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=April 23, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/tulsa/drafted.htm|title=Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=April 23, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" {{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane\|Round \|Pick \|Player \|Position \|NFL club}}
6	41	Charley Greene	Tackle	Pittsburgh Steelers
13	111	Wayne Holt	Guard	Pittsburgh Steelers
16	142	Glenn Henicle	Guard	Cleveland Rams

References

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