1939 Oklahoma Sooners football team
1939 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Conference | Big Six Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 19 |
1939 record | 6–2–1 (3–2 Big 6) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Norval Locke |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 30 | SMU* | T 7–7 | 26,205 | ||
October 7 | at Northwestern* | W 23–0 | 44,168 | ||
October 14 | vs. Texas* | W 24–12 | |||
October 21 | Kansas | No. 3 |
| W 27–7 | |
October 28 | Oklahoma A&M* | No. 6 |
| W 41–0 | |
November 4 | Iowa State | No. 6 |
| W 38–6 | 20,417 |
November 11 | at Kansas State | No. 6 | W 13–10 | ||
November 18 | at No. 12 Missouri | No. 5 | L 6–7 | ||
November 23 | at Nebraska | No. 14 | L 7–13 | 35,000 | |
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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.
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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 |
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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[]
- ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1939 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.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1935–1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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