The 1939 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1939 college football season. This was the 39th year of football at A&M and the first under Jim Lookabaugh. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 5–4–1, 3–1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]
| 1939 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (3–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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| Washington University $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oklahoma A&M was ranked at No. 99 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | vs. Texas A&M* | L 0–32 | 6,000 | [3] | |
| September 30 | Northwestern Oklahoma State* | W 52–0 | |||
| October 7 | Baylor* |
| L 0–13 | ||
| October 14 | at Tulsa | W 9–7 | 11,000 | ||
| October 21 | at Washburn | W 27–6 | |||
| October 28 | at No. 6 Oklahoma* | L 0–41 | |||
| November 4 | New Mexico A&M* |
| W 20–0 | ||
| November 11 | at Washington University | L 0–7 | [4] | ||
| November 18 | Wichita* | Wichita, KS | T 0–0 | [5] | |
| November 25 | Creighton |
| W 20–9 | [6] | |
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After the season
editThe 1940 NFL draft took place on December 9, 1939 at the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee. The following Oklahoma State player was selected during the draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Team |
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| Ralph Foster | T | 5th | 151 | Chicago Cardinals |
References
edit- ^ "1939 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Aggies Trample Oklahoma A.& M. By 32-0 as Soph Derace Moser Excels; Arkansas' Passes Earn 32-6 Triumph". Austin American-Statesman. September 24, 1939. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schwenk's Run Enables Bears To Beat Aggies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 12, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pete Lightner (November 19, 1939). "Wichita Plays to Tie; Shockers Fail on Passing and Blow Scoring Chances". The Wichita Eagle. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joe Mayfield (November 26, 1939). "Cowboys Run Past Creighton 20 To 9". The Daily O'Collegian. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1940 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2016.