The 1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1943 college football season. In their third year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 7–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 187 to 92.[1][2]
| 1943 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 6 champion | |
| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (5–0 Big 6) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No Sooners received All-America honors in 1943,[3] but six Sooners received all-conference honors: Bob Brumley (back), Gale Fulgham (guard), Lee Kennon (tackle), W.G. Lamb (end), Derald Lebow (back), and Bob Mayfield (center).[4]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Oklahoma ranked 41st among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 85.7.[5]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Norman NAS* | W 22–6 | 10,000 | [6][7][8][9][10] | |
| October 2 | vs. Oklahoma A&M* | W 22–13 | 12,000 | |||
| October 9 | vs. Texas* | L 7–13 | 18,500 | [11] | ||
| October 16 | vs. Tulsa* |
| L 6–20 | 15,000 | ||
| October 23 | at Kansas State | W 37–0 | ||||
| October 30 | Iowa State |
| W 21–7 | 5,170 | ||
| November 6 | Kansas |
| W 26–13 | 4,000 | [12] | |
| November 13 | at Missouri | W 20–13 | ||||
| November 20 | at Nebraska | W 26–7 | ||||
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NFL draft
editThe following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[14]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 12 | 111 | Jim Tyree | End | Brooklyn Tigers |
| 22 | 227 | Ed Davis | Guard | Chicago Bears |
| 22 | 230 | Clare Morford | Back | Boston Yanks |
| 23 | 233 | Max Fischer | Center | Detroit Lions |
| 27 | 276 | Joe Golding | Back | Brooklyn Tigers |
References
edit- ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1943 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Willing Sooners, Weighty Zoomers Set for Opener". The Oklahoma Daily. Norman, Oklahoma. September 25, 1943. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "—Football (continued)". The Oklahoma Daily. Norman, Oklahoma. September 25, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Middlesworth, Hal (September 25, 1943). "Sooners Rumble Over Zoomers, 22-6". The Daily Oklahoman. Norman, Oklahoma. p. 1B. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Middlesworth, Hal (September 25, 1943). "Sooners Sink Navy 22 to 6 (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Norman, Oklahoma. p. 2B. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "OU Trips Zoomers as Andrejko Leaves Game Because of Injury". The Daily Oklahoman. Norman, Oklahoma. September 25, 1943. p. 2B. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Texas Longhorns come from behind to beat Oklahoma University, 13–7". Wichita Daily Times. October 10, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma Runs Over Jays, 26-13". The Norman Transcript. November 7, 1943. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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