1940 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1940

| team = Tulsa Golden Hurricane

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 7–3

| conf_record = 4–0

| head_coach = Chet Benefiel

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium= Skelly Field

| champion= MVC 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.{{cite web|title=1940 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 27, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tulsa/1940-schedule.html}}

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.{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1940

| poll = AP

| opprank = y

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 28||{{cfb link|year=1940|team=Washburn Ichabods|title=Washburn}}|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|W 37-6|7,000|{{cite news|title=Hurricane Crushes Washburn 37 to 6|newspaper=The Tulsa Tribune|author=Jack Charvat|date=September 29, 1940|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120533778/hurricane-crushes-washburn-37-to-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 5|at|Texas A&M|Alamo Stadium|San Antonio, TX|L 6-41|> 20,000|{{cite news|title=Aggies Mix Ground Power, Aerial Magic to Belt Tulsa, 41-6|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|author=Ray Neumann|date=October 6, 1940|page=Sport 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120535208/aggies-mix-ground-power-aerial-magic/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 12||Creighton|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|W 32-0|6,600|{{cite news|title=Tulsa Clips Jays' Wings to Win 32-0: Morgan Runs 85 Yards For One T. U. Counter|newspaper=The Tulsa Tribune|author=Jack Charvat|date=October 13, 1940|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120534026/tulsa-clips-jays-wings-to-win-32-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18|at|Saint Louis|Walsh Memorial Stadium|St. Louis, MO|W 19-6|5,545|{{cite news|title=Pass Interference Helps Tulsa Beat Billikens|newspaper=St. Louis Star-Times|author=James Toomey|date=October 19, 1940|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120483473/pass-interference-helps-tulsa-beat/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 26||TCU|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|W 7-0|11,000|{{cite news|title=Hurricane Spills Horned Frogs 7 to 0|newspaper=The Tulsa Tribune|date=October 27, 1940|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120534780/hurricane-spills-horned-frogs-7-to-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 2|at|No. 17 Detroit|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 7-0|19,861|{{cite news|title=Tulsa Ends U-D Streak: Passes Send Titans Down to Defeat, 7-0|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=W. W. Edgar|date=November 3, 1940|pages=Sports 1, 7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19662022/tulsa_ends_ud_streak_passes_send/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 9||Catholic University|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|W 12-6|6,000|{{cite news|title=Tulsa Hits Late for 12-to-6 Victory|newspaper=Tulsa World|author=B. A. Bridgewater|date=November 10, 1940|page=Sports 1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120534449/tulsa-hits-late-for-12-to-6-victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 16|at|Baylor|Waco Stadium|Waco, TX|L 6-20|4,000|{{cite news|title=Baylor's Cripples Got Well; Ask Tulsa Lads Who Lost 20-6|newspaper=Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald|author=Oscar Larnce|date=November 17, 1940|pages=9, 10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120483350/baylors-cripples-got-well-ask-tulsa/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 23||Oklahoma A&M|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK (rivalry)|W 19-6|8,500|{{cite news|title=Tulsa Stalls Aggies, 19 to 6: Punchers Ride Once, Then Saddle Slips; Dobbs Thaws Out for Neat Job As Valley Crown Is Captured|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=November 24, 1940|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120483187/tulsa-stalls-aggies-19-to-6-punchers/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 28||Arkansas|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|L 21-27|15,000|{{cite news|title=Arkansas takes Aerial Thriller Over T.U., 27-21: Late Hurricane Rally Is Short; 15,000 See Game|newspaper=Tulsa Daily World|date=November 29, 1940|pages=1, 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120483046/arkansas-takes-aerial-thriller-over/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022 |url=https://tulsahurricane.com/documents/2022/8/19/TU_FB22_MediaGuide_Web_220819.pdf |publisher=University of Tulsa |page=180 |access-date=January 22, 2023 }}

1941 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1941 NFL draft following the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1941/draft.htm|title=1941 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=April 23, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/tulsa/drafted.htm|title=Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=April 23, 2023}}

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|Round |Pick |Player |Position |NFL club}}

Bill Grimmett

200

References

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