1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
American college football season
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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]
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Headcoach
- Chet Benefiel (1st season)
HomestadiumSkelly Field
| 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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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 | [7] | |||
| November 18 | Saint Louis |
| T 0–0 | 6,500 | [8] | ||
| November 25 | Drake |
| W 14–0 | 5,000 | [9] | ||
| November 30 | Arkansas* |
| L 0–23 | 12,000 | [10] | ||
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After the season
The 1940 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1939. The following Golden Hurricane players were selected.[12][13]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 100 | John McKibben | End | New York Giants |
| 15 | 140 | Othel Turner | Tackle | New York Giants |
