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1935 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1935 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1935 college football season. In their eleventh and final year under head coach Gus Henderson, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 3–6–1 record, but was 3–0 in conference play and tied for the Missouri Valley Conference championship. The team defeated Oklahoma A&M (12–0), Washburn (19–6), and Drake (7–0), tied Kansas State (13–13), and lost to SMU (14), TCU (14–12), Centenary (22–0), George Washington (3–0), and Arkansas (14–7).[1]

1935 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–6–1 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington University + 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tulsa + 3 – 0 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Creighton 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Drake 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Washburn 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Grinnell 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Harold Wickersham, blocking back for the Golden Hurricane of the class of 1935, was in camp with the Detroit Lions in 1936.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Central State (OK)*
L 0–98,000
October 5SMU*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–1410,000–12,000[2]
October 12TCU*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 0–139,000
October 18at Washburn
W 19–64,500
October 26Oklahoma A&M 
W 12–07,500
November 2Kansas State*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 13–137,000
November 9at Centenary*Shreveport, LAL 0–225,000
November 16at George Washington*
L 0–312,000[3]
November 23Drake
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 7–07,000
November 28Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–1411,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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1936 NFL draft

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See also: 1936 NFL draft

The following Golden Hurricane players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5][6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
7 59 Tack Denis Back Chicago Cardinals

References

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  1. ^ "1935 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "Tulsa Unable To Hold Fast Playing Team". The Cushing Daily Citizen. October 6, 1935. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Field goal beats Tulsa U. players on wet gridiron". The Wichita Eagle. November 16, 1935. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 179. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "1936 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.


 

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