1941 Oklahoma Sooners football team explained

Year:1941
Team:Oklahoma Sooners
Sport:football
Conference:Big Six Conference
Short Conf:Big 6
Record:6–3
Conf Record:3–2
Head Coach:Dewey Luster
Hc Year:1st
Captain:Roger Eason
Captain2:Orville Mathews

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.[1] [2]

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1941,[3] 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.[4] [5]

Oklahoma was ranked at No. 20 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[6]

NFL draft

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

212Jack JacobsBack
317Roger EasonTackleCleveland Rams
532Orville MatthewsBackCleveland Rams
15136Marvin WhitedBackWashington Redskins

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 20, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905180811/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/o/oklahoma/1940-1944_yearly_results.php. dead.
  2. Web site: 1941 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. July 20, 2015.
  3. Web site: 2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement. University of Oklahoma. 2014. July 20, 2014. 90.
  4. News: Missouri's Champs Place 5 Men on All Big Six Team. Ames Daily Tribune. December 1, 1941. 6.
  5. Web site: 2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement. University of Oklahoma. 2014. July 20, 2014. 95.
  6. News: 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. Newspapers.com.
  7. Web site: 1942 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 29, 2020.