1940 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–3 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Creighton 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 2
Drake 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washington University 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washburn 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1940 college football season. In their second year under head coach Chet Benefiel, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7–3 record (4–0 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1]

Tulsa was ranked at No. 50 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Washburn
W 37–67,000[3]
October 5at Texas A&M*
L 6–41> 20,000[4]
October 12Creighton
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 32–06,600[5]
October 18at Saint Louis
W 19–65,545[6]
October 26TCU*dagger
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 7–011,000[7]
November 2at No. 17 Detroit*
W 7–019,861[8]
November 9Catholic University*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 12–66,000[9]
November 16at Baylor*
L 6–204,000[10]
November 23Oklahoma A&M
W 19–68,500[11]
November 28Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 21–2715,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

1941 NFL draft

Main article: 1941 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[14][15]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
9 80 Bill Grimmett End Washington Redskins
22 200 Lee Gentry Halfback Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ "1940 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jack Charvat (September 29, 1940). "Hurricane Crushes Washburn 37 to 6". The Tulsa Tribune. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ray Neumann (October 6, 1940). "Aggies Mix Ground Power, Aerial Magic to Belt Tulsa, 41-6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. Sport 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jack Charvat (October 13, 1940). "Tulsa Clips Jays' Wings to Win 32-0: Morgan Runs 85 Yards For One T. U. Counter". The Tulsa Tribune. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ James Toomey (October 19, 1940). "Pass Interference Helps Tulsa Beat Billikens". St. Louis Star-Times. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hurricane Spills Horned Frogs 7 to 0". The Tulsa Tribune. October 27, 1940. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 3, 1940). "Tulsa Ends U-D Streak: Passes Send Titans Down to Defeat, 7-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ B. A. Bridgewater (November 10, 1940). "Tulsa Hits Late for 12-to-6 Victory". Tulsa World. p. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Oscar Larnce (November 17, 1940). "Baylor's Cripples Got Well; Ask Tulsa Lads Who Lost 20-6". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. pp. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulsa Stalls Aggies, 19 to 6: Punchers Ride Once, Then Saddle Slips; Dobbs Thaws Out for Neat Job As Valley Crown Is Captured". The Daily Oklahoman. November 24, 1940. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Arkansas takes Aerial Thriller Over T.U., 27-21: Late Hurricane Rally Is Short; 15,000 See Game". Tulsa Daily World. November 29, 1940. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  14. ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  15. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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