1936 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

The 1936 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1936 college football season. In their first year under head coach Vic Hurt, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 5–2–2 record and won the Missouri Valley Conference co-championship with a 3–0 record against conference opponents. The team defeated Oklahoma A&M (13–0), and Kansas State (10–7), tied Oklahoma (0–0) and Centenary (3–3), and lost to TCU (10–7) and Arkansas (23–13).[1]

1936 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–2–2 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkelly Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Creighton + 3 0 0 4 4 0
Tulsa + 3 0 0 5 2 2
Drake 3 2 0 4 4 2
Washington University 1 1 0 3 7 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 2 0 1 9 0
Washburn 1 4 0 2 6 1
Grinnell 0 3 0 2 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Oklahoma*T 0–08,000
October 3Central State (OK)*W 40–710,000
October 10TCU*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–1014,000
October 24Oklahoma A&M 
W 13–010,000
October 31Kansas State*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 10–712,500
November 7Centenary*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
T 3–38,000[2]
November 14at DrakeW 21–64,500[3]
November 21Washburn
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
W 47–05,000
November 26Arkansas*
  • Skelly Field
  • Tulsa, OK
L 13–2316,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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1937 NFL Draft

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

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
5 43 Ham Harmon Center Chicago Cardinals
8 79 Les Chapman Tackle Green Bay Packers

References

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  1. ^ "1936 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "Break gives Centenary tie with Hurricane, 3–3". The Daily Oklahoman. November 8, 1937. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Frank Brody (November 15, 1936). "Tulsa Overpowers Drake Eleven, 21-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tulsa Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.