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. The team defeated Oklahoma (19–7) and Oklahoma A&M (27–0), but lost to #16 Texas Christian (13–20) and #14 Arkansas (7–28) and tied #18 Rice (0–0).[1]
1937 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football | |
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MVC champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
1937 record | 6–2–2 (3–0 MVC) |
Head coach | Vic Hurt (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Skelly Field |
1937 Missouri Valley Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington University | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washburn | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 25 | Oklahoma* |
| W 19–7 | 16,000 | |||
October 2 | Central State (OK)* |
| W 42–6 | 7,000 | |||
October 9 | at TCU* |
| L 13–20 | 7,500 | |||
October 16 | at Rice* |
| T 0–0 | 14,000 | |||
October 23 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 27–0 | 17,000 | |||
October 29 | at George Washington* | Washington, D.C. | W 14–13 | 13,000 | |||
November 6 | Drake |
| W 41–9 | 12,500 | [2] | ||
November 13 | at Washington University | St. Louis, MO | W 32–7 | 6,500 | |||
November 25 | Arkansas* |
| L 7–28 | 19,000 | |||
December 4 | Manhattan* |
| T 0–0 | 10,000 | |||
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Source: Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football, 2017 Record & Fact Book[3]
After the season
The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1937 NFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall Pick | NFL Team |
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Harn Harmon | C | 5 | 43 | Chicago Cardinals |
Les Chapman | T | 8 | 79 | Green Bay Packers |
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References
- "1937 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- "Tulsa Blows Drake Team To Bits, 41-9". The Daily Oklahoman. November 7, 1937. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football, 2017 Record & Fact Book" (PDF). University of Tulsa. 2017. p. 162. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
- "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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