1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

American college football season

1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Gator Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Florida
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 12
Record	8–2–1 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach	Buddy Brothers (5th season)
Captain	Tommy Hudspeth, Marvin Matuszak, Howard Waugh
Home stadium	Skelly Field
Seasons← 1951 1953 →

1952 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Houston $	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Tulsa	3	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Detroit	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Wichita	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1952 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8–2–1 record (3–1 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) and lost to Florida, 14–13, in the 1953 Gator Bowl. The team defeated Kansas State (26–7), Oklahoma A&M (23–21), Arkansas (44–34) and Texas Tech (26–20), tied Cincinnati (14–14), and lost to #19 Houston (7–33).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	8:00 p.m.	Hardin–Simmons*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 56–27	15,500
October 4		Cincinnati*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	T 14–14	17,500
October 11		at Houston		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–33	31,000
October 18		Kansas State*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 26–7	12,500
October 25		Wichita		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 28–0	12,500
November 1		Oklahoma A&M		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	W 23–21	20,000
November 8		No. 11 Villanova*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 42–6	18,000
November 14		at Detroit		University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 62–21	13,120
November 22		Arkansas*	No. 11	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 44–34	12,500
November 29	2:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	No. 11	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 26–20	10,100
January 1, 1953		vs. No. 15 Florida	No. 12	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	L 13–14	30,015
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1953 NFL draft following the season.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
3	29	Marv Matuszak	Linebacker	Pittsburgh Steelers
3	32	Bob St. Clair	Tackle	San Francisco 49ers
4	49	Willie Roberts	End	Los Angeles Rams
6	73	Howard Waugh	Back	Los Angeles Rams
8	87	Jim Prewett	Tackle	Baltimore Colts
9	104	Floyd Harrawood	Tackle	Green Bay Packers
12	135	Kaye Vaughan	Guard	Baltimore Colts
13	149	Ronnie Morris	Back	Chicago Cardinals
15	176	Gene Helwig	Back	Green Bay Packers

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"Missed conversion nips Tulsa, 14–13". The Ponca City News. January 2, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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"1953 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
"Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Venues	South Main Park (1912–1914) Association Park (1915–1917) McNulty Park (1919–1929) Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Captain Cane "Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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