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1944 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Six champion
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–0–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bob Mayfield
  • W. G. Wooten
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (capacity: 32,000)
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Big Six Conference 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

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Norman Naval*
L 14–2815,000[5]
October 7vs. Texas A&M*
W 21–1416,000[6]
October 14vs. Texas*
L 0–2035,000
October 21Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 68–0
October 28vs. TCU*
  • Taft Stadium
  • Oklahoma City, OK
W 34–19
November 4at Iowa State
W 12–78,474
November 11Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
T 21–21
November 18at Kansas
W 20–0
November 25vs. Oklahoma A&M*
  • Taft Stadium
  • Oklahoma City, OK (Bedlam)
L 6–28
December 2vs. Nebraska
  • Taft Stadium
  • Oklahoma City, OK (rivalry)
W 31–12
  • *Non-conference game

[7]

Postseason

NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[8]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
W. G. Wooten End 3 2 Cleveland Rams
Lee Kennon Tackle 18 180 Cleveland Rams
Stan Green Tackle 25 260 Detroit Lions
Don Fauble Back 28 288 Brooklyn Tigers

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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma Bows To Norman Navy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 1, 1944. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aggies Bow To Sooners 21-14". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, TX. October 8, 1944. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022.
  7. ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "1945 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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