1942 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record3–5–2 (3–1–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Oklahoma 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Nebraska 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Kansas 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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.[1][2]

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1942,[3] 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).[4]

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.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Oklahoma A&M*
T 0–013,000
October 3at Tulsa*
L 0–2312,000
October 10vs. Texas*
L 0–720,000[6]
October 17at Kansas
W 25–04,000[7]
October 24Nebraska
L 0–7
October 31at Iowa State
W 14–77,720
November 7Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 76–08,000
November 14Missouri
T 6–620,000
November 21at Temple*
L 7–145,000
November 28No. 19 William & Mary*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 7–145,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[9]

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[10]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
10 85 Homer Simmons Tackle Cleveland Rams
10 89 Dub Lamb End Chicago Bears
17 153 Bill Campbell Back Chicago Cardinals
25 231 Huel Hamm Back Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1942 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sooners lose to Texas, 7–0, after great battle". Miami News-Record. October 11, 1942. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ John Kronley (October 18, 1942). "Sooners Roll Over Kansas, 25-0". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indians tumble Sooners, 14–7". The Daily Oklahoman. December 6, 1942. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  10. ^ "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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