1944 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season January 2022 February 2026 1944 Oklahoma Sooners football Big Six Conference Big 6 6–3–1 4–0–1 Dewey Luster 4th Bob Mayfield W. G. Wooten Memorial Stadium Big 6 champion 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. No Sooners received All-America honors in 1944,2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement University of Oklahoma 2014 July 20, 2014 90 https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000& but four Sooners received all-conference honors: Merle Dinkins (end), John Harley (tackle), Bob Mayfield (center), and W.G. Wooten (end).2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement University of Oklahoma 2014 July 20, 2014 95 https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000& Schedule September 30 l y Norman NAS Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 14–28 15,000 Oklahoma Bows To Norman Navy The Philadelphia Inquirer October 1, 1944 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17788441/oklahoma_bows_to_norman_navy/ Newspapers.com October 7 w y y Texas A&M Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK 21–14 16,000 8 Oct 1944 Aggies Bow To Sooners 21-14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103015417/ live The Marshall News Messenger Marshall, TX https://web.archive.org/web/20220602105342/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103015417/the-marshall-news-messenger/ 2 Jun 2022 October 14 l y y Texas Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 0–20 23,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123760579/layne-sparks-texas-to-200-win-over-soon/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Layne sparks Texas to 20–0 win over Sooners October 15, 1944 April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com October 21 w Kansas State Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 68–0 October 28 w y y TCU Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK 34–19 November 4 w y Iowa State Clyde Williams Stadium Ames, IA 12–7 8,474 November 11 t Missouri Memorial Stadium Norman, OK rivalry 21–21 November 18 w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 20–0 4,500 Oklahoma Is Assured Big Six Title Tie: Sooners Employ Power Attack to Beat K.U. 20 to 0 The Wichita Eagle November 19, 1944 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115363024/oklahoma-is-assured-big-six-title-tie/ Newspapers.com November 25 l y y Oklahoma A&M Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK Bedlam 6–28 December 2 w y Nebraska Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK rivalry 31–12 1944 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oklahoma/1944-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 30, 2025 NFL draft 1945 NFL draft The following Sooners were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1945/draft.htm 1945 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com November 29, 2020https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/oklahoma/drafted.htm Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni Pro-Football-Reference.com April 23, 2023 Oklahoma Sooners 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL team321W. G. WootenEndCleveland Rams18180Lee Kennon TackleCleveland Rams25260Stan GreenTackleDetroit Lions28288Don FaubleBackBrooklyn Tigers References Oklahoma Category:Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Category:Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Oklahoma Sooners football