1944 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1944 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1944 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 227 to 149.[1][2]

1944 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Six champion
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1944 record6–3–1 (4–0–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
1944 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oklahoma $ 4 –0 –1  6 –3 –1
Iowa State 3 –1 –1  6 –1 –1
Missouri 2 –1 –2  3 –5 –2
Nebraska 2 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
Kansas 1 –4 –0  3 –6 –1
Kansas State 1 –4 –0  2 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1944,[3] but four Sooners received all-conference honors: Merle Dinkins (end), John Harley (tackle), Bob Mayfield (center), and W.G. Wooten (end).[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 30Norman Naval*
L 14–28-
October 7Texas A&M*
W 21–14-
October 14vs. Texas*
L 0–2035,000
October 21Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 68–0-
October 28TCU*
  • Taft Stadium
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 34–19-
November 4at Iowa State
W 12–78,474
November 11Missouri
T 21–21-
November 18at Kansas
W 20–0-
November 25vs. Oklahoma A&M*
  • Taft Stadium
  • Oklahoma City, OK (Bedlam)
L 6–28-
December 2Nebraska
  • Taft Stadium
  • Oklahoma City, OK (rivalry)
W 31–12-
  • *Non-conference game

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

Postseason

NFL draft

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
W. G. WootenEnd32Cleveland Rams
Lee KennonTackle18180Cleveland Rams
Stan GreenTackle25260Detroit Lions
Don FaubleBack28288Brooklyn Tigers

References
  1. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1944 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. "1945 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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