1937 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1937 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1937 college football season. In their second year under head coach Vic Hurt, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 6–2–2 record and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.[1] The team defeated Oklahoma (19–7) and Oklahoma A&M (27–0), but lost to No. 16 TCU (20–13) and No. 14 Arkansas (28–7) and tied No. 18 Rice (0–0).[2]

1937 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1937 record6–2–2 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
1937 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulsa $ 3 –0 –0  6 –2 –2
Drake 4 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Saint Louis 2 –1 –0  7 –2 –1
Oklahoma A&M 2 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Washington University 2 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Grinnell 1 –3 –0  2 –6 –1
Creighton 1 –3 –0  2 –7 –0
Washburn 0 –3 –0  0 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Oklahoma*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 19–716,000
October 2Central State (OK)*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 42–67,000
October 9at TCU*
L 13–207,500
October 16at Rice*
T 0–014,000
October 23Oklahoma A&M
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 27–017,000
October 29at George Washington*Washington, D.C.W 14–1313,000
November 6Drake
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 41–912,500[3]
November 13at Washington UniversitySt. Louis, MOW 32–76,500
November 25Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–2819,000
December 4Manhattan*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 0–010,000
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

After the season
See also: 1937 NFL Draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1937 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall Pick NFL Team
Harn HarmonC543Chicago Cardinals
Les ChapmanT879Green Bay Packers

[5]


References
  1. "Valley Chase Won By Tulsa With Drake 2D". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. November 29, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. "1937 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. "Tulsa Blows Drake Team To Bits, 41-9". The Daily Oklahoman. November 7, 1937. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football, 2017 Record & Fact Book" (PDF). University of Tulsa. 2017. p. 162. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  5. "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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