Hardin Simmons at Tulsa

Saturday, September 27, 1952

Tulsa beat Hardin Simmons 56–⁠27. It was their second meeting; after it, Tulsa led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayHardin Simmons5–⁠3–⁠2 in 1952
27
HomeTulsa8–⁠2–⁠1 in 1952
56

FinalHigh 93°F, low 60°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: LITTLE SPORT

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 1, 1952, page 79

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    LITTLE SPORT NEW YORK, Oct. Tulsa University’s Golden Hurricanes. leaders in total offensive in col lege football last season, have picked up right where they left off last fall. The Missouri Valley Conference champions opened their 1852 cam paign by rolling up 603 rushing and passing yards while whipping Hardin Simmons Saturday, 56–⁠27. This put Tulsa on top Of the list in the first 1852 team figures compiled by the NCAA Service Bureau. Virginia is the early leader In total defense, allowing Wander bilt 63 yards, while Navy is tops

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Tulsa 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tulsa leads 9–⁠3 in 12 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
1962Tulsa 39, Hardin Simmons 0
1961Tulsa 27, Hardin Simmons 0
1960Tulsa 21, Hardin Simmons 7
1959Tulsa 16, Hardin Simmons 8
1958Hardin Simmons 14, Tulsa 0
1957Hardin Simmons 14, Tulsa 0

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