1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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]

1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1939 record4–5–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
1939 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington University $ 4 1 06 3 1
Oklahoma A&M 3 1 05 4 1
Tulsa 2 1 14 5 1
Drake 2 3 05 5 0
Saint Louis 1 2 15 3 2
Creighton 2 4 04 5 0
Washburn 1 3 06 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Wichita*W 23–68,000
October 7at CreightonW 21–1410,500
October 14Oklahoma A&M
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–911,000
October 21Centenary*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 15–79,500[2]
October 28Detroit*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–168,500
November 4at Catholic University*L 7–13
November 11at TCU*L 0–165,000
November 18Saint Louis
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 0–06,500
November 25Drake
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–05,000
November 30Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–2312,000
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

After the season

The 1940 NFL Draft was held on December 9, 1939. The following Golden Hurricane players were selected.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
11100John McKibbenEndNew York Giants
15140Othel TurnerTackleNew York Giants

References

  1. "1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. "Bynum almost beats Tulsa for Centenary". The Daily Oklahoman. October 22, 1939. Retrieved July 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football, 2017 Record & Fact Book" (PDF). University of Tulsa. 2017. p. 162. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  4. "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
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