1944 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 6 champion | |
Conference | Big Six Conference |
Record | 6–3–1 (4–0–1 Big 6) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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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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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]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | Norman NAS* | L 14–28 | 15,000 | [5] | |
October 7 | vs. Texas A&M* | W 21–14 | 16,000 | [6] | |
October 14 | vs. Texas* | L 0–20 | 23,000 | [7] | |
October 21 | Kansas State |
| W 68–0 | ||
October 28 | vs. 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 | 4,500 | [8] | |
November 25 | vs. Oklahoma A&M* |
| L 6–28 | ||
December 2 | vs. Nebraska |
| W 31–12 | ||
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The following Sooners were selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [10] [11]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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3 | 21 | W. G. Wooten | End | Cleveland Rams |
18 | 180 | Lee Kennon | Tackle | Cleveland Rams |
25 | 260 | Stan Green | Tackle | Detroit Lions |
28 | 288 | Don Fauble | Back | Brooklyn Tigers |
1944 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 6 champion | |
Conference | Big Six Conference |
Record | 6–3–1 (4–0–1 Big 6) |
Head coach |
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Captains |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | Norman NAS* | L 14–28 | 15,000 | [5] | |
October 7 | vs. Texas A&M* | W 21–14 | 16,000 | [6] | |
October 14 | vs. Texas* | L 0–20 | 23,000 | [7] | |
October 21 | Kansas State |
| W 68–0 | ||
October 28 | vs. 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 | 4,500 | [8] | |
November 25 | vs. Oklahoma A&M* |
| L 6–28 | ||
December 2 | vs. Nebraska |
| W 31–12 | ||
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The following Sooners were selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [10] [11]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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3 | 21 | W. G. Wooten | End | Cleveland Rams |
18 | 180 | Lee Kennon | Tackle | Cleveland Rams |
25 | 260 | Stan Green | Tackle | Detroit Lions |
28 | 288 | Don Fauble | Back | Brooklyn Tigers |