1944 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1944 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Six champion
Conference	Big Six Conference
1944 record	6-3-1 (4-0-1 Big 6)
Head coach	Dewey Luster (4th year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

1944 Big 6 football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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
September 30	Norman Naval*	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 14–28	-
October 7	Texas A&M*	Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 21–14	-
October 14	vs. Texas*	Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	L 0–20	35,000
October 21	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 68–0	-
October 28	TCU*	Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 34–19	-
November 4	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA	W 12–7	8,474
November 11	Missouri	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	T 21–21	-
November 18	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W 20–0	-
November 25	vs. Oklahoma A&M*	Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK (Bedlam)	L 6–28	-
December 2	Nebraska	Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 31–12	-
*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. "1944 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.