1942 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1942 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Six Conference
1942 record	3-5-2 (3-1-1 Big 6)
Head coach	Dewey Luster (2nd year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

1942 Big 6 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Missouri $	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Nebraska	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Kansas	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1942 college football season. In their second year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 3-5-2 record (3-1-1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 135 to 78.^[1][2]

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1942,^[3] but six Sooners received all-conference honors: William Campbell (back), Huel Hamm (back), Jack Marsee (center), Clare Morford (guard), W.G. Lamb (end), and Homer Simmons (tackle).^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	at Oklahoma A&M*	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam)	T 0–0	13,000
October 3	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	L 0–23	12,000
October 10	vs. Texas*	Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	L 0–7	20,000
October 17	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W 25–0	5,000
October 24	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 0–7	-
October 31	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA	W 14–7	7,720
November 7	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 76–0	8,000
November 14	Missouri	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	T 6–6	20,000
November 21	at Temple*	Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	L 7–14	5,000
November 28	#19 William & Mary*	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 7–14	5,000
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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

References

1. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. "1942 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.