The 1946 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team was an American football team that represented the University of Tulsa in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 9–1 record (3–0 against MVC opponents), won the MVC championship, and was ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll (No. 23 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings).^[1][2] Tulsa defeated Texas Tech (21–6), Kansas (56–0), Cincinnati (20–0), Oklahoma State (20–18), Baylor (17–0), and No. 10-ranked Arkansas (14–13), and lost only to Detroit (14–20).^[1]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Wichita		Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 33–13	9,000	[3]
September 28	New Mexico A&M*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 52–0	12,300	[4]
October 5	at Drake		Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 48–13	13,000	[5]
October 12	Texas Tech*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 21–6	15,000	[6]
October 18	at Detroit	No. 20	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 14–20	20,200	[7]
October 26	Kansas*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 56–0	13,000	[8]
November 2	Cincinnati*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 20–0	10,000	[9]
November 9	Oklahoma A&M		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK (rivalry)	W 20–18	17,000	[10]
November 16	Baylor*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 17–0	12,000	[11]
November 28	No. 10 Arkansas*		Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 14–13	19,123	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Golden Hurricane players were selected.^[14][15]