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 | |
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MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–2–2 (3–0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Skelly Field |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | 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* | W 14–13 | 10,000–13,000 | [3] | ||||
| November 6 | Drake |
| W 41–9 | 12,500 | [4] | |||
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Washington University | W 32–7 | 6,500 | [5][6][7] | |||
| November 25 | Arkansas* |
| L 7–28 | 19,000 | ||||
| December 4 | Manhattan* |
| T 0–0 | 10,000 | [8] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "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
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- ^ "1937 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ "Tulsa comes from behind to spank Colonials, 14–13". Okmulgee Daily Times. October 30, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Blows Drake Team To Bits, 41-9". The Daily Oklahoman. November 7, 1937. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burnes, Robert L. (November 13, 1937). "Washington Meets Tulsa in Valley Conference Game Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6A. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Stockton, J. Roy (November 14, 1937). "Tulsa Beats Washington In Conference Game, 32-7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1C. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Stockton, J. Roy (November 14, 1937). "Tulsa Wins Easily From Washington U., 32 to 7 (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3C. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Tulsa Plays To Tie With Jaspers, 0-0: Fumble Nullifies Touchdown Drive by Manhattan". The Daily Oklahoman. December 5, 1937. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 180. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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