1938 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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1938 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1938 record4–5–1 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washburn * 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Creighton * 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Tulsa $ 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Washington University 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Drake 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Grinnell 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * ineligible for championship because of insufficient games

The 1938 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1938 college football season. In their third year under head coach Vic Hurt, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–10 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1] The team defeated Oklahoma A&M (20–7), tied Arkansas (6–6) and lost to No. 10 Oklahoma (28–6) and TCU (21–0).[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 24Central State (OK)*
W 20–08,000
October 1at Texas A&M*Tyler, TXL 0–2014,000
October 8Washington University
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 14–07,500
October 14at Saint LouisSt. Louis, MOW 28–09,428
October 22Oklahoma A&M
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 20–714,000
October 29at No. 11 Oklahoma*
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 6–2817,000
November 5at No. 1 TCU*
L 0–2114,000
November 12at Drake
L 7–276,000
November 19at Detroit*
L 14–3917,000
November 24Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 6–615,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season[]

Main article: 1939 NFL Draft

The 1939 NFL Draft was held on December 9, 1938. The following Golden Hurricane player was selected.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
19 174 Morris White Back Philadelphia Eagles

References[]

  1. ^ "Beaten Tulsa Backs Into Valley Title". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Associated Press. November 28, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "1938 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football, 2017 Record & Fact Book" (PDF). University of Tulsa. 2017. p. 162. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
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