1944 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1944 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1944 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 227 to 149.[1][2]
1944 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big Six champion | |
Conference | Big Six Conference |
1944 record | 6–3–1 (4–0–1 Big 6) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No Sooners received All-America honors in 1944,[3] but four Sooners received all-conference honors: Merle Dinkins (end), John Harley (tackle), Bob Mayfield (center), and W.G. Wooten (end).[4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 30 | Norman Naval* | L 14–28 | - | |
October 7 | Texas A&M* | W 21–14 | - | |
October 14 | vs. Texas* | L 0–20 | 35,000 | |
October 21 | Kansas State |
| W 68–0 | - |
October 28 | TCU* |
| W 34–19 | - |
November 4 | at Iowa State | W 12–7 | 8,474 | |
November 11 | Missouri |
| T 21–21 | - |
November 18 | at Kansas | W 20–0 | - | |
November 25 | vs. Oklahoma A&M* |
| L 6–28 | - |
December 2 | Nebraska |
| W 31–12 | - |
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Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
Postseason
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
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W. G. Wooten | End | 3 | 2 | Cleveland Rams |
Lee Kennon | Tackle | 18 | 180 | Cleveland Rams |
Stan Green | Tackle | 25 | 260 | Detroit Lions |
Don Fauble | Back | 28 | 288 | Brooklyn Tigers |
References
- "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- "1944 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- "1945 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.