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 | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at Oklahoma* | L 0–19 | 28,000 | [3] | |
| October 3 | vs. Texas Tech* | L 6–16 | 5,000 | [4] | |
| October 11 | at Washington University | W 25–0 | 5,000 | [5] | |
| October 18 | Detroit* | L 14–20 | 6,000 | [6] | |
| October 25 | Tulsa |
| L 0–16 | 12,000 | [7] |
| November 1 | Creighton |
| W 13–6 | 4,000 | [8] |
| November 8 | at Saint Louis |
| W 13–6 | [9] | |
| November 15 | Arizona* |
| W 41–14 | 4,000 | [10] |
| November 27 | at Wichita* | Wichita, KS | W 33–13 | [11] | |
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After the season
editThe 1942 NFL Draft was held on December 22, 1942. The following Cowboy was selected.[12]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 14 | 124 | Hugh Swink | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals |
References
edit- ^ "1941 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ L.E. Skelley (December 5, 1941). "Keithley Awarded Place On Valley All-Star Eleven". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Arthur Edson (October 4, 1941). "Texas Tech Rolls Up Early Lead, Dumps Aggies, 16-6". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "U-D Comes from Behind to Beat Oklahoma Aggies, 20-14". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Otis Wile (October 26, 1941). "Stillwater's 12,000 Turnout Is Certain to Please Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Otis Wile (November 2, 1941). "Faubion Paces Aggie Victory: Farmers Score Late, Down Jays, 13-6". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 1B.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Otis Wile (November 16, 1941). "Aggies Riot For 41-14 Win". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 1B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Crush Wichita, 33-13". The Daily Oklahoman. November 28, 1941. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1942 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.