1942 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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]

1942 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1942 record3–5–2 (3–1–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
1942 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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
November 28No. 19 William & Mary*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 7–145,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Homer SimmonsTackle1085Cleveland Rams
Dub LambEnd1089Chicago Bears
Bill CampbellBack17153Chicago Cardinals
Huel HammBack25231Detroit Lions

References
  1. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. 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. "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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