1945 Oklahoma Sooners football team explained

Year:1945
Team:Oklahoma Sooners
Sport:football
Conference:Big Six Conference
Short Conf:Big 6
Record:5–5
Conf Record:4–1
Head Coach:Dewey Luster
Hc Year:5th
Captain:Eran Burgert

The 1945 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1945 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 5–5 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 169 to 138.[1] [2]

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1945,[3] but five Sooners received all-conference honors: Omer Burgert (end); Lester Jensen (guard); Thomas Tallchief (tackle); Jack Venable (back); and John West (back).[4]

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 1945 NCAA football rankings. The first 1945 AP Poll came out on October 7. The Sooners made their first appearance in the poll on October 28 and made their last appearance on the poll released on November 11.

After the season

NFL draft

See main article: 1946 NFL draft. The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[6]

642Thurman TigartGuardBoston Yanks
15133Tom TallchiefTacklePittsburgh Steelers
23220Derald LebowBackLos Angeles Rams
32300John WestBackLos Angeles Rams

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oklahoma Yearly Results (1945-1949). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 20, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905181131/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/o/oklahoma/1945-1949_yearly_results.php. dead.
  2. Web site: 1945 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. Web site: DeLassus . David . Oklahoma Yearly Results 1945–1949 . . July 20, 2015 . September 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905181131/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/o/oklahoma/1945-1949_yearly_results.php . dead .
  6. Web site: 1946 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. November 29, 2020.