1938 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season January 2022 February 2026 1938 Oklahoma Sooners football Big 6 4 10–1 5–0 Tom Stidham 2nd Gene Corrotto Earl Crowder Memorial Stadium Big 6 champion Orange Bowl L 0–17 vs. Tennessee The 1938 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1938 college football season. In their second year under head coach Tom Stidham, the Sooners compiled a 10–1 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the school's first Big Six Conference football championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 185 to 29. The team's only loss came in the 1939 Orange Bowl, losing to Tennessee by a 17 to 0 score. End Waddy Young (Walter R. Young) received All-America honors in 1938,2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement University of Oklahoma 2014 July 20, 2014 90 https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000& and six Sooners received all-conference honors: Young, guards Jerry Bolton and Ralph Stevenson, backs Earl Crowder and Hugh McCullough, and tackle Gilford Duggan.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 1938 AP October 1 w y y Rice Rice Field Houston, TX 7–6 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/muskogee-daily-phoenix-and-times-democra/168104807/ Muskogee Daily Phoenix Sooners stop Lain, stun vaunted Rice, 7–6 October 2, 1938 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com October 8 w y y Texas Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 13–0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123658077/oklahoma-us-air-ground-power-thumps-t/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Oklahoma U.'s air, ground power thumps Texas, 13–0 October 9, 1938 April 27, 2023 Newspapers.com October 15 w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 19–0 October 22 w 14 Nebraska rivalry Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 14–0 28,091 October 29 w y 10 Tulsa Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 28–6 17,000 November 5 w 11 Kansas State Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 26–0 November 12 w 10 Missouri rivalry Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 21–0 November 19 w y 7 Iowa State Clyde Williams Stadium Ames, IA 10–0 17,864 November 26 w y y 6 Oklahoma A&M Bedlam Lewis Field Stillwater, OK 19–0 December 3 w y y 5 Washington State Memorial Stadium Norman, OK 28–0 15,529 January 2, 1939 l y y 4 Tennessee 2 Orange Bowl Burdine Stadium Miami, FL 0–17 32,191 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83050441/vols-win-170-before-32000-berserk-fan/ The Miami Herald Vols win, 17–0 before 32,000 berserk fans January 3, 1939 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com 1938 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oklahoma/1938-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 25, 2025 Rankings 1938 college football rankings The first AP poll for 1938 came out on October 17. The Sooners were ranked fourteenth in the first poll. They finished the year ranked fourth. AP 1 8 14 10 11 10 (1) 7 (1) 6 5 4 NFL draft The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1939/draft.htm 1939 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 team320Waddy YoungEndBrooklyn Dodgers426Hugh McCulloughBackPittsburgh Pirates1082Earl CrowderQuarterbackChicago Cardinals12102Jim ThomasGuardChicago Cardinals15140Cliff Duggan TackleNew York Giants References Oklahoma Category:Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Category:Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Oklahoma Sooners football