1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team explained

Year:1943
Team:Oklahoma Sooners
Sport:football
Conference:Big Six Conference
Short Conf:Big 6
Record:7–2
Conf Record:5–0
Head Coach:Dewey Luster
Hc Year:3rd
Captain:Bob Brumley
Captain2:W. G. Wooten
Champion:Big 6 champion

The 1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1943 college football season. In their third year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 7–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 187 to 92.[1] [2]

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1943,[3] but six Sooners received all-conference honors: Bob Brumley (back), Gale Fulgham (guard), Lee Kennon (tackle), W.G. Lamb (end), Derald Lebow (back), and Bob Mayfield (center).[4]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Oklahoma ranked 41st among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 85.7.[5]

Schedule

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Postseason

NFL draft

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

12111Jim TyreeEndBrooklyn Tigers
22227Ed DavisGuardChicago Bears
22230Clare MorfordBackBoston Yanks
23233Max FischerCenterDetroit Lions
27276Joe GoldingBackBrooklyn Tigers

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: 1943 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. Web site: 2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement. University of Oklahoma. 2014. July 20, 2014. 95.
  5. News: Litkenhous . E. E. . Edward E. Litkenhous . Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders . . . December 17, 1943 . 18 . April 16, 2023 . .
  6. Web site: DeLassus . David . Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944 . . 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 .
  7. Web site: 1944 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 29, 2020.