1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1940 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Tom Stidham, the Sooners compiled a 6-3 record (4-1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in 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]
Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
October 5 |
vs. Oklahoma A&M* |
Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK (Bedlam) |
W 29–27 |
- |
October 12 |
vs. Texas* |
Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
L 16–19 |
33,006 |
October 19 |
Kansas State |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 14–0 |
- |
October 26 |
at Iowa State |
Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA |
W 20–7 |
11,424 |
November 2 |
#12 Nebraska |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
L 0–13 |
33,377 |
November 9 |
at Kansas |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
W 13–0 |
- |
November 16 |
Missouri |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 7–0 |
- |
November 23 |
Temple* |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 9–6 |
- |
November 30 |
at Santa Clara* |
Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA |
L 13–33 |
7,000 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944" (html). College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
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