1939 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1939 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
1939 record6–2–1 (3–2 Big 6)
Head coach
  • Tom Stidham (3rd season)
CaptainNorval Locke
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Missouri $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
No. 18 Nebraska 4 1 0 7 1 1
No. 19 Oklahoma 3 2 0 6 2 1
Kansas 1 4 0 2 6 0
Iowa State 1 4 0 2 7 0
Kansas State 1 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1939 college football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Stidham, the Sooners compiled a 6–2–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 186 to 62.[1][2]

Two Sooners received All-America honors in 1939: tackle Gilford Duggan and Frank "Pop" Ivy.[3] Five Sooners received all-conference honors: Duggan, Ivy, tackle Justin Bowers, and backs Beryl Clark and Robert Seymour.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 30SMU*T 7–726,205
October 7at Northwestern*W 23–044,168
October 14vs. Texas*W 24–12
October 21KansasNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 27–7
October 28Oklahoma A&M*No. 6
W 41–0
November 4Iowa StateNo. 6
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 38–620,417
November 11at Kansas StateNo. 6W 13–10
November 18at No. 12 MissouriNo. 5L 6–7
November 23at NebraskaNo. 14L 7–1335,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings[]

The first AP Poll for 1939 came out on October 16. The Sooners were ranked third. They finished the year ranked 19th.

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final 
AP Not released 3 (10) 6 (2) 6 (2) 6 (3) 5 (2) 14 NR NR

NFL Draft[]

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Dick Favor Back 3 17 Philadelphia Eagles
John Shirk End 4 26 Chicago Cardinals
Pop Ivy End 4 27 Pittsburgh Steelers
J. R. Manley Guard 9 79 Green Bay Packers
Bob Seymour Back 10 88 Washington Redskins
Al Coppage End 13 111 Chicago Cardinals
Justin Bowers Tackle 13 116 Detroit Lions
Beryl Clark Back 16 141 Chicago Cardinals
Ralph Stevenson Guard 18 165 Cleveland Rams

References[]

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1939 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1935–1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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