1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team
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Conference | Big Six Conference |
1940 record | 6–3 (4–1 Big 6) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Gus Kitchens |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Nebraska $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1940 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Tom Stidham, the Sooners compiled a 6–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 121 to 105.[1][2]
No Sooners received All-America honors in 1940,[3] but four Sooners received all-conference honors: tackle Roger Eason, end Bill Jennings, guard Harold Lahar, and back John Martin.[4]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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October 5 | vs. Oklahoma A&M* | W 29–27 | ||
October 12 | vs. Texas* |
| L 16–19 | 33,006 |
October 19 | Kansas State |
| W 14–0 | |
October 26 | at Iowa State |
| W 20–7 | 11,424 |
November 2 | No. 12 Nebraska |
| L 0–13 | 33,377 |
November 9 | at Kansas |
| W 13–0 | |
November 16 | Missouri |
| W 7–0 | |
November 23 | Temple* |
| W 9–6 | |
November 30 | at Santa Clara* | L 13–33 | 7,000 | |
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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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Hal Lahar | Guard | 9 | 79 | Chicago Bears |
Johnny Martin | Back | 14 | 128 | Chicago Bears |
References[]
- ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1940 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 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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