1940 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1940 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Missouri Valley Conference champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
1940 record 7–3 (4–0 MVC)
Head coach Chet Benefiel (2nd season)
Home stadium Skelly Field
1940 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Washington University 2 3 0  3 6 1
Saint Louis 1 3 0  3 6 0
Washburn 0 4 0  4 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 28WashburnNR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 37–6
October 5at Texas A&M*NRL 6–41
October 12CreightonNR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 32–0
October 18at Saint LouisNRSt. LouisW 19–6
October 26TCU*NR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 7–0
November 2at No. 17 Detroit*NRW 7–0
November 9Catholic*NR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 12–6
November 16at Baylor*NRL 6–20
November 23Oklahoma A&MNR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 19–6
November 28Arkansas*NR
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 21–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1940 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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