1940 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
American college football season
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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]
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–3 (4–0 MVC)
Headcoach
- Chet Benefiel (2nd season)
HomestadiumSkelly Field
| 1940 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (4–0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | Washburn | W 37–6 | 7,000 | [3] | |||
| October 5 | at Texas A&M* | L 6–41 | > 20,000 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | Creighton |
| W 32–0 | 6,600 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | at Saint Louis |
| W 19–6 | 5,545 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | TCU* |
| W 7–0 | 11,000 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | at No. 17 Detroit* | W 7–0 | 19,861 | [8] | |||
| November 9 | Catholic University* |
| W 12–6 | 6,000 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | at Baylor* | L 6–20 | 4,000 | [10] | |||
| November 23 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 19–6 | 8,500 | [11] | ||
| November 28 | Arkansas* |
| L 21–27 | 15,000 | [12] | ||
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1941 NFL draft
The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1941 NFL draft following the season.[14][15]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 9 | 80 | Bill Grimmett | End | Washington Redskins |
| 22 | 200 | Lee Gentry | Halfback | Washington Redskins |
