1942 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season January 2022 February 2026 1942 Oklahoma Sooners football Big Six Conference Big 6 3–5–2 3–1–1 Dewey Luster 2nd Bill Campbell Walter Lamb Memorial Stadium The 1942 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1942 college football season. In their second year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 3–5–2 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 135 to 78. No Sooners received All-America honors in 1942,2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement University of Oklahoma 2014 July 20, 2014 90 https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000& but six Sooners received all-conference honors: William Campbell (back), Huel Hamm (back), Jack Marsee (center), Clare Morford (guard), W.G. Lamb (end), and Homer Simmons (tackle).2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement University of Oklahoma 2014 July 20, 2014 95 https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000& Oklahoma was ranked at No. 52 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1944 AP September 26 t y y Oklahoma A&M Bedlam Lewis Field Stillwater, OK 0–0 13,000 October 3 l y y Tulsa Skelly Field Tulsa, OK 0–23 12,000 October 10 l y y Texas Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 0–7 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123754690/sooners-lose-to-texas-70-after-great/ Miami News-Record Sooners lose to Texas, 7–0, after great battle October 11, 1942 April 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 25–0 4,000 Sooners Roll Over Kansas, 25-0 The Daily Oklahoman John Kronley October 18, 1942 Sports 1, 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115403872/sooners-roll-over-kansas-25-0/ Newspapers.com October 24 l Nebraska rivalry Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 0–7 October 31 w y Iowa State Clyde Williams Stadium Ames, IA 14–7 7,720 November 7 w Kansas State Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 76–0 8,000 November 14 t Missouri Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 6–6 20,000 November 21 l y y Temple Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA 7–14 5,000 November 28 l y William & Mary 19 Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 7–14 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-indians-tumble-soone/137158832/ The Daily Oklahoman Indians tumble Sooners, 14–7 December 6, 1942 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com 1942 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oklahoma/1942-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 30, 2025 NFL draft The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1943/draft.htm 1943 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com November 29, 2020 Oklahoma Sooners 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL team 1085Homer SimmonsTackleCleveland Rams1089Dub LambEndChicago Bears17153Bill CampbellBackChicago Cardinals25231Huel HammBackDetroit Lions References Oklahoma Category:Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Oklahoma Sooners football