1942 Oklahoma Sooners football team
1942 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
---|---|
Conference | Big Six Conference |
Record | 3–5–2 (3–1–1 Big 6) |
Head coach |
|
Captains | |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 1942 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1942 college football season. In their second year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 3–5–2 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 135 to 78.[1][2]
No Sooners received All-America honors in 1942,[3] but six Sooners received all-conference honors: William Campbell (back), Huel Hamm (back), Jack Marsee (center), Clare Morford (guard), W.G. Lamb (end), and Homer Simmons (tackle).[4]
Oklahoma was ranked at No. 52 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[5]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 26 | at Oklahoma A&M* | T 0–0 | 13,000 | ||
October 3 | at Tulsa* | L 0–23 | 12,000 | ||
October 10 | vs. Texas* | L 0–7 | 20,000 | [6] | |
October 17 | at Kansas | W 25–0 | 4,000 | [7] | |
October 24 | Nebraska | L 0–7 | |||
October 31 | at Iowa State | W 14–7 | 7,720 | ||
November 7 | Kansas State |
| W 76–0 | 8,000 | |
November 14 | Missouri |
| T 6–6 | 20,000 | |
November 21 | at Temple* | L 7–14 | 5,000 | ||
November 28 | No. 19 William & Mary* |
| L 7–14 | 5,000 | [8] |
|
NFL draft
[edit]The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[10]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 85 | Homer Simmons | Tackle | Cleveland Rams |
10 | 89 | Dub Lamb | End | Chicago Bears |
17 | 153 | Bill Campbell | Back | Chicago Cardinals |
25 | 231 | Huel Hamm | Back | Detroit Lions |
References
[edit]- ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1942 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners lose to Texas, 7–0, after great battle". Miami News-Record. October 11, 1942. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Kronley (October 18, 1942). "Sooners Roll Over Kansas, 25-0". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians tumble Sooners, 14–7". The Daily Oklahoman. December 6, 1942. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.