1954 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1954

| team = Tulsa Golden Hurricane

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 0–11

| conf_record = 0–4

| head_coach = Bernie Witucki

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Skelly Stadium

}}

The 1954 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1954 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bernie Witucki, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 0–11 record, 0–4 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents, and finished in last place in the conference.{{cite web|title=1954 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=February 28, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tulsa/1954-schedule.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Hardin–Simmons

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| score = 14–21

| attend = 12,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-ardmoreite-hardinsimmons-outs/169673908/|work=The Daily Ardmoreite|title=Hardin–Simmons outscores Tulsa Hurricane 21–14|date=September 19, 1954|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Arkansas

| site_stadium = Razorback Stadium

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| score = 0–41

| attend = 13,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-tulsa-smashed-by-raz/168463471/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Tulsa smashed by Razorbacks' onslaught, 41–0|date=September 26, 1954|accessdate=March 20, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| score = 7–40

| attend = 18,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Bearcats Sky Streak To 11 On 40–7 Whirl Over Tulsa|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=October 3, 1954|page=61|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17643997/bearcats_sky_streak_to_11_on_407_whirl/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Alabama

| site_stadium = Denny Stadium

| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL

| score = 0–40

| attend = 17,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Tide crushes Tulsa, 40–0, with air power |first=Ed |last=Watkins |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tPMhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4pkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4622%2C4228293 |publisher=Google News Archives |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=October 10, 1954 |page=8 |access-date=November 3, 2012}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date= October 16

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| score = 13–20

| attend = 8,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date= October 22

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Detroit

| site_stadium = University of Detroit Stadium

| site_cityst = Detroit, MI

| score = 18–28

| attend = 21,350

| source = {{cite news|title=U-D Tames Tulsa|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=George Puscas|date=October 23, 1954|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15968004/ud_tames_tulsa/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Oklahoma A&M

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–12

| attend = 11,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Houston

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–20

| attend = 14,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date= November 13

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Texas Tech

| site_stadium = Jones Stadium

| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX

| score = 13–55

| attend = 18,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-raiders-deal-tulsans-w/169671407/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=Raiders deal Tulsans worst loss of season|date=November 14, 1954|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Wyoming

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| score = 27–28

| attend = 7,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| w/l = l

| opponent = Wichita

| site_stadium = Skelly Stadium

| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK

| score = 19–33

| attend = 8,661–8,800

}}

{{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=182 |access-date=January 22, 2023 }}

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