1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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]

1943 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Six champion
ConferenceBig Six Conference
1943 record7–2 (5–0 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
1943 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oklahoma $ 5 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Missouri 3 –2 –0  3 –5 –0
Iowa State 3 –2 –0  4 –4 –0
Kansas 2 –3 –0  4 –5 –1
Nebraska 2 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
Kansas State 0 –5 –0  1 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 25Norman Naval*
W 22–6-
October 2vs. Oklahoma A&M*
W 22–1312,000
October 9vs. Texas*
L 7–1323,000
October 16vs. Tulsa*
  • Taft Stadium
  • Oklahoma City, OK
L 6–2015,000
October 23at Kansas State
W 37–0-
October 23Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 21–75,170
November 6Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 26–13-
November 13at Missouri
W 20–13-
November 20at Nebraska
W 26–7-
  • *Non-conference game

Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

Post season

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Jim TyreeEnd12111Brooklyn Tigers
Ed DavisGuard22227Chicago Bears
Clare MorfordBack22230Boston Yanks
Max FischerCenter23233Detroit Lions
Joe GoldingBack27276Brooklyn Tigers

References
  1. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1943 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. "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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