1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1940
Owen Field
Seasons
1940 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Nebraska $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Missouri 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Kansas 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the

Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 121 to 105.[1][2]

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1940,[3] but four Sooners received all-conference honors: tackle Roger Eason, end Bill Jennings, guard Harold Lahar, and back John Martin.[4]

Oklahoma was ranked at No. 45 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5vs. Oklahoma A&M*
W 29–27
October 12vs. Texas*
L 16–1935,000[6]
October 19Kansas State
W 14–0
October 26at
Clyde Williams Stadium
  • Ames, IA
    		• W 20–711,424
    November 2No. 12 Nebraska
    		L 0–1333,377[7]
    November 9at Kansas
    		W 13–05,000[8]
    November 16Missouri
    		W 7–0
    November 23Temple*
    • Owen Field
    • Norman, OK
    		W 9–67,000[9]
    November 30at No. 15 Santa Clara*
    		L 13–335,000[10]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [11]

    NFL draft

    The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[12]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
    9 79 Hal Lahar Guard Chicago Bears
    14 128 Johnny Martin Back Chicago Bears

    References

    1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
    2. ^ "1940 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.
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    10. ^ Alan Ward (December 1, 1940). "Oklahoma Scares Broncs But Loses Battle, 33 to 13". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10, 15.
    11. ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
    12. ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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