1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
| 1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (2–1–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1939 college football season. In their first year under head coach Chet Benefiel, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents) and finished in third place in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]
Tulsa was ranked at No. 100 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | Wichita* | W 23–6 | 10,000 | [3] | |||
| October 7 | at Creighton | W 21–14 | 12,000 | [4] | |||
| October 14 | Oklahoma A&M |
| L 7–9 | 11,000 | |||
| October 21 | Centenary* |
| W 15–7 | 9,500 | [5] | ||
| October 28 | Detroit* |
| L 7–16 | 8,500 | [6] | ||
| November 4 | at Catholic University* | L 7–13 | |||||
| November 11 | at TCU* | L 0–16 | 5,000 | ||||
| November 18 | Saint Louis |
| T 0–0 | 6,500 | [7] | ||
| November 25 | Drake |
| W 14–0 | 5,000 | [8] | ||
| November 30 | Arkansas* |
| L 0–23 | 12,000 | |||
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After the season
The 1940 NFL Draft was held on December 9, 1939. The following Golden Hurricane players were selected.[10][11]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 11 | 100 | John McKibben | End | New York Giants |
| 15 | 140 | Othel Turner | Tackle | New York Giants |
References
- ^ "1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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