1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Wichita*
W 23–610,000[3]
October 7at Creighton
W 21–1412,000[4]
October 14Oklahoma A&M
L 7–911,000
October 21Centenary*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 15–79,500[5]
October 28Detroit*dagger
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–168,500[6]
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[7]
November 25Drake
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–05,000[8]
November 30Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–2312,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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After the season

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Main article: 1940 NFL draft

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
11 100 John McKibben End New York Giants
15 140 Othel Turner Tackle New York Giants

References

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  1. ^ "1939 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Scores Victory Over Wichita Shockers, 23 to 6". The Wichita Eagle. October 1, 1939. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Howard Wolff (October 8, 1939). "Tulsa Smashes Creighton, 21 to 14". Sunday World-Herald. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bynum almost beats Tulsa for Centenary". The Daily Oklahoman. October 22, 1939. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Slovisky Star as Titans Win". Detroit Free Press. October 29, 1939. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack Charvat (November 19, 1939). "St. Louis Billikens Battle Tulsa Hurricane to 0-0 Tie: Tulsa Drive Fails". Tulsa Tribune. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Roger Devlin (November 26, 1939). "Hurricane Defeats Drake Eleven, 14-6". Tulsa Tribune. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


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