1941 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season January 2022 February 2026 1941 Oklahoma Sooners football Big Six Conference Big 6 6–3 3–2 Dewey Luster 1st Roger Eason Orville Mathews Memorial Stadium The 1941 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1941 college football season. In their first year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 218 to 95. No Sooners received All-America honors in 1941,2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement University of Oklahoma 2014 July 20, 2014 90 https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000& but two Oklahoma players were selected by the United Press as first-team players on the 1941 All-Big Six Conference football team: senior tackle Roger Eason and senior fullback Jack Jacobs. Two others (halfback Orville Mathews and guard Ralph Harris) were named to the second team.Missouri's Champs Place 5 Men on All Big Six Team Ames Daily Tribune December 1, 1941 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3093721/missouris_champs/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. 20 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1941 AP September 27 w y Oklahoma A&M Memorial Stadium Norman, OK Bedlam 19–0 28,000 O.U. Piles Up Goal -- Shy Aggies, 19-0: Cowboys Near Pay Six Times The Daily Oklahoman Bus Ham September 28, 1941 37 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35912886/ou_piles_up_goal_shy_aggies_190/ Newspapers.com October 11 l y y Texas Fair Park Dallas, TX rivalry 7–40 42,000 Crain Sparks Thundering U.T. Eleven to Smashing Victory Over Sooners Before 42,000 Austin American-Statesman Wilbur Evans October 12, 1941 1, 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35790248/crain_sparks_thundering_ut_eleven_to/ Newspapers.com October 18 w y Kansas State Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS 16–0 6,500 Sooners Down Fighting Wildcats, 16 to 0 The Morning Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas) October 19, 1941 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35913073/sooners_down_fighting_wildcats_16_to_0/ Newspapers.com October 25 w y Santa Clara 8 Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 16–6 22,000 Oklahoma Upsets Santa Clara, 16-6 The Austin American October 26, 1941 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17682329/oklahoma_upsets_santa_clara_166/ Newspapers.com November 1 w Kansas Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 38–0 11,000 Sooners Swarm Over Kansas, 38-0 The Daily Oklahoman John Cronley November 2, 1941 Sports 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35912987/sooners_swarm_over_kansas_380/ Newspapers.com November 8 w Iowa State<hc> Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 55–0 15,000 O.U. Spanks Iowa State Miami Daily News-Record Schuyler Allman November 9, 1941 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35913115/ou_spanks_iowa_state/ Newspapers.com November 15 l y Missouri 16 Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO rivalry 0–28 27,000 Missouri Wallops Oklahoma, 28-0; Wade Stars St. Louis Post-Dispatch J. Roy Stockton November 16, 1941 1E, 2E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35814171/missouri_wallops_oklahoma_280_wade/ Newspapers.com November 22 w y Marquette Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 61–14 8,000 Sooners Butcher Marquette, 61-14: O.U. Beats Back On Long Runs The Daily Oklahoman John Cronley November 23, 1941 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35666449/sooners_butcher_marquette_6114_ou/ Newspapers.com November 29 l y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry 6–7 22,000 Blue's dash wins for Nebraska, 7 to 6 Sunday Journal and Star Don Kellogg November 30, 1941 1B, 3B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5696515/1941_nebraskaoklahoma_part_1/ Newspapers.com 1941 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oklahoma/1941-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/1942/draft.htm 1942 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com November 29, 2020 Oklahoma Sooners 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL team 212Jack JacobsBackCleveland Rams 317Roger EasonTackleCleveland Rams532Orville MatthewsBackCleveland Rams15136Marvin WhitedBackWashington Redskins References Oklahoma Category:Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Oklahoma Sooners football