1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season January 2022 February 2026 1943 Oklahoma Sooners football Big Six Conference Big 6 7–2 5–0 Dewey Luster 3rd Bob Brumley W. G. Wooten Memorial Stadium Big 6 champion 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. No Sooners received All-America honors in 1943,2014 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: Bob Brumley (back), Gale Fulgham (guard), Lee Kennon (tackle), W.G. Lamb (end), Derald Lebow (back), and Bob Mayfield (center).2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement University of Oklahoma 2014 July 20, 2014 95 https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000& In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Oklahoma ranked 41st among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 85.7.Litkenhous E. E. Edward E. Litkenhous Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City, Utah December 17, 1943 18 April 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Schedule Central September 25 2:30 p.m. w y Norman NAS Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 22–6 10,000 Willing Sooners, Weighty Zoomers Set for Opener https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oklahoma-daily/123385345/ The Oklahoma Daily Norman, Oklahoma September 25, 1943 1 April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com —Football (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/image/674454464/?clipping_id=123386318 The Oklahoma Daily Norman, Oklahoma September 25, 1943 2 April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Middlesworth Hal Sooners Rumble Over Zoomers, 22-6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman/123385488/ The Daily Oklahoman Norman, Oklahoma September 25, 1943 1B April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com Middlesworth Hal Sooners Sink Navy 22 to 6 (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman/123386481/ The Daily Oklahoman Norman, Oklahoma September 25, 1943 2B April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com OU Trips Zoomers as Andrejko Leaves Game Because of Injury https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman/123386531/ The Daily Oklahoman Norman, Oklahoma September 25, 1943 2B April 23, 2023 Newspapers.com October 2 w y y Oklahoma A&M Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK Bedlam 22–13 12,000 October 9 l y y Texas Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 7–13 18,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123758005/texas-longhorns-come-from-behind-to-beat/ Wichita Daily Times Texas Longhorns come from behind to beat Oklahoma University, 13–7 October 10, 1943 April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com October 16 l y y Tulsa Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK 6–20 15,000 October 23 w y Kansas State Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS 37–0 October 30 w Iowa State Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 21–7 5,170 November 6 w Kansas Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 26–13 4,000 Oklahoma Runs Over Jays, 26-13 The Norman Transcript November 7, 1943 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115368923/oklahoma-runs-over-jays/ Newspapers.com November 13 w y Missouri Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO rivalry 20–13 November 20 w y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry 26–7 1943 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oklahoma/1943-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/1944/draft.htm 1944 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com November 29, 2020 Oklahoma Sooners 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL team 12111Jim TyreeEndBrooklyn Tigers22227Ed DavisGuardChicago Bears22230Clare MorfordBackBoston Yanks23233Max FischerCenterDetroit Lions27276Joe GoldingBackBrooklyn Tigers References Oklahoma Category:Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Category:Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Oklahoma Sooners football