1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1940 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record6–3 (4–1 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainGus Kitchens
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (capacity: 32,000)
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Nebraska $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Missouri 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Kansas 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1940 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Tom Stidham, the Sooners compiled a 6–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 121 to 105.[1][2]

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1940,[3] but four Sooners received all-conference honors: tackle Roger Eason, end Bill Jennings, guard Harold Lahar, and back John Martin.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5vs. Oklahoma A&M*
W 29–27
October 12vs. Texas*
L 16–1933,006
October 19Kansas State
W 14–0
October 26at Iowa State
W 20–711,424
November 2No. 12 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
L 0–1333,377
November 9at Kansas
W 13–0
November 16Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
W 7–0
November 23Temple*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 9–6
November 30at No. 15 Santa Clara*
L 13–335,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6]

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[7]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Hal Lahar Guard 9 79 Chicago Bears
Johnny Martin Back 14 128 Chicago Bears

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. ^ "1940 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. ^ Alan Ward (December 1, 1940). "Oklahoma Scares Broncs But Loses Battle, 33 to 13". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10, 15.
  6. ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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