1941 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team

The 1941 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1941 college football season. This was the 41st year of football at A&M and the third under Jim Lookabaugh. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 5–4, 3–1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]

1941 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1941 record5–4 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
(Capacity: 13,000)
1941 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulsa $ 4 0 0  8 2 0
Oklahoma A&M 3 1 0  5 4 0
Creighton 3 2 0  5 5 0
Saint Louis 1 3 1  4 5 1
Washington University 1 3 0  4 5 0
Drake 0 3 1  4 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

Tackle Hugh Swink and guard Sonny Liles were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team. Three other Oklahoma A&M player were named to the second team: halfback Lonnie Jones; fullback Jack Faubion; and end George Darrow.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Oklahoma*L 0–1928,000[3]
October 3vs. Texas Tech*L 6–165,000[4]
October 11at Washington UniversityW 25–05,000[5]
October 18Detroit*L 14–206,000[6]
October 25Tulsa
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
L 0–1612,000[7]
November 1Creighton
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 13–64,000[8]
November 8at Saint Louis
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, Missouri
W 13–6[9]
November 15Arizona*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 41–144,000[10]
November 27at Wichita*
W 33–13[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1941 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. L.E. Skelley (December 5, 1941). "Keithley Awarded Place On Valley All-Star Eleven". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Bus Ham (September 28, 1941). "O.U. Piles Up Goal -- Shy Aggies, 19-0: Cowboys Near Pay Six Times". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 37 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Arthur Edson (October 4, 1941). "Texas Tech Rolls Up Early Lead, Dumps Aggies, 16-6". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  5. J. Roy Stockton (October 12, 1941). "Bears Lose To The Aggies, 41 To 12, After Leading Twice". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1E via Newspapers.com.
  6. "U-D Comes from Behind to Beat Oklahoma Aggies, 20-14". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1941. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Otis Wile (October 26, 1941). "Stillwater's 12,000 Turnout Is Certain to Please Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 4B via Newspapers.com.
  8. Otis Wile (November 2, 1941). "Faubion Paces Aggie Victory: Farmers Score Late, Down Jays, 13-6". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 1B.
  9. James M. Gould (November 9, 1941). "Billikens Gain Lead But Lose To Oklahoma Aggies, 13 To 7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 1C, 2C via Newspapers.com.
  10. Otis Wile (November 16, 1941). "Aggies Riot For 41-14 Win". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 1B, 6B via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cowboys Crush Wichita, 33-13". The Daily Oklahoman. November 28, 1941. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
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