1942 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team

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1942 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
(Capacity: 13,000)
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Tulsa $ 5 0 0 10 1 0
Oklahoma A&M 4 1 0 6 3 1
Washington University 2 3 0 5 5 0
Saint Louis 2 3 0 4 5 0
Creighton 1 4 0 5 4 0
Drake 1 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1942 college football season. This was the 42nd year of football at A&M and the fourth under Jim Lookabaugh. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 6–3–1, 3–1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26Oklahoma*daggerT 0–0
October 2vs. Baylor*L 12–18
October 10at Texas Tech*W 9–66,000
October 17at Arizona*L 6–20
October 24Washington University
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 40–7
October 31at CreightonW 20–6
November 7at No. 12 TulsaL 6–34
November 14Saint Louis
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 54–7
November 21Drake
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 55–12
November 28at Detroit*W 33–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The 194 NFL Draft was held on April 8, 1943. The following Cowboys were selected.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
14 128 Ralph Tate Back Chicago Bears
14 129 Loyd Arms Guard Green Bay Packers
20 181 Al Scanland Back Detroit Lions
23 216 Gene Hoeman End New York Giants

References

  1. ^ "1943 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.