1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team
1943 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big Six champion | |
Conference | Big Six Conference |
1943 record | 7–2 (5–0 Big 6) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1943 college football season. In their third year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 7–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 187 to 92.[1][2]
No Sooners received All-America honors in 1943,[3] but six Sooners received all-conference honors: Bob Brumley (back), Gale Fulgham (guard), Lee Kennon (tackle), W.G. Lamb (end), Derald Lebow (back), and Bob Mayfield (center).[4]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 25 | Norman Naval* |
| W 22–6 | |
October 2 | vs. Oklahoma A&M* |
| W 22–13 | 12,000 |
October 9 | vs. Texas* |
| L 7–13 | 23,000 |
October 16 | vs. Tulsa* |
| L 6–20 | 15,000 |
October 23 | at Kansas State |
| W 37–0 | |
October 23 | Iowa State |
| W 21–7 | 5,170 |
November 6 | Kansas |
| W 26–13 | |
November 13 | at Missouri |
| W 20–13 | |
November 20 | at Nebraska |
| W 26–7 | |
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Post season[]
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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Jim Tyree | End | 12 | 111 | Brooklyn Tigers |
Ed Davis | Guard | 22 | 227 | Chicago Bears |
Clare Morford | Back | 22 | 230 | Boston Yanks |
Max Fischer | Center | 23 | 233 | Detroit Lions |
Joe Golding | Back | 27 | 276 | Brooklyn Tigers |
References[]
- ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1943 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.
- ^ "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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