1938 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washburn * 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Creighton * 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Tulsa $ 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Washington University 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Drake 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Grinnell 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * ineligible for championship because of insufficient games

The 1938 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1938 college football season. In their third year under head coach Vic Hurt, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–10 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1] The team defeated Oklahoma A&M (20–7), tied Arkansas (6–6) and lost to No. 10 Oklahoma (28–6) and TCU (21–0).[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Central State (OK)*
W 20–08,000
October 1vs. Texas A&M*
L 0–2014,000[3]
October 8Washington University
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–07,500
October 14at Saint Louis
W 28–09,428
October 22Oklahoma A&Mdagger
W 20–714,000
October 29at No. 11 Oklahoma*
L 6–2817,000
November 5at No. 1 TCU*
L 0–2114,000[4]
November 12at Drake
L 7–276,000
November 19at Detroit*
L 14–3917,000[5]
November 24Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 6–615,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

Main article: 1939 NFL Draft

The 1939 NFL Draft was held on December 9, 1938. The following Golden Hurricane player was selected.[7][8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
19 174 Morris White Back Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ "Beaten Tulsa Backs Into Valley Title". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Associated Press. November 28, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "1938 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Ratliff, Harold V. (October 2, 1938). "Texas Aggies Gain Easy Win Over Tulsa U, 20-0". The Longview Daily News. Longview, Texas. Associated Press. p. 8. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Amos Melton (November 6, 1938). "Frogs Beat Tulsa, 21-0: T.C.U. Eases Off After First". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ W.W. Edgar (November 20, 1938). "Palumbo's Passes Whip Tulsa; U. of D. Crushes Invaders After Seesaw Battle". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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