The 1940 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1940 college football season. In their second year under head coach Chet Benefiel, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 7âÂÂ3 record (4âÂÂ0 against conference opponents) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship.
Tulsa was ranked at No. 50 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.
The following Golden Hurricane players were selected in the 1941 NFL draft following the season.