Year: | 1940 |
Team: | Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | MVC |
Record: | 7–3 |
Conf Record: | 4–0 |
Head Coach: | Chet Benefiel |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
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.[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]
See main article: 1941 NFL draft. The following Golden Hurriane players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[4] [5]
9 | 80 | Bill Grimmett | End | Washington Redskins | |
22 | 200 | Lee Gentry | Halfback | Washington Redskins |