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]

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
September 28	Washburn	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 37–6	7,000	[3]
October 5	at Texas A&M*	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 6–41	> 20,000	[4]
October 12	Creighton	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 32–0	6,600	[5]
October 18	at Saint Louis	Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 19–6	5,545	[6]
October 26	TCU*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 7–0	11,000	[7]
November 2	at No. 17 Detroit*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 7–0	19,861	[8]
November 9	Catholic University*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 12–6	6,000	[9]
November 16	at Baylor*	Waco Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–20	4,000	[10]
November 23	Oklahoma A&M	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK ( rivalry)	W 19–6	8,500	[11]
November 28	Arkansas*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 21–27	15,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1941 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurriane players were drafted into the National Football League following the season. ^{[14] [15]}

References

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