1942 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1942 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1942 record3–5–2 (3–1–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Big Six Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26at Oklahoma A&M*
T 0–013,000
October 3at Tulsa*
L 0–2312,000
October 10vs. Texas*
L 0–720,000
October 17at Kansas
W 25–05,000
October 24Nebraska
L 0–7
October 31at Iowa State
W 14–77,720
November 7Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 76–08,000
November 14Missouri
T 6–620,000
November 21at Temple*
L 7–145,000
December 5No. 19 William & Mary*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 7–145,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

NFL draft[]

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Homer Simmons Tackle 10 85 Cleveland Rams
Dub Lamb End 10 89 Chicago Bears
Bill Campbell Back 17 153 Chicago Cardinals
Huel Hamm Back 25 231 Detroit Lions

References[]

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1942 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 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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