1942 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team
| 1942 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (4–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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| No. 4 Tulsa $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1942 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1942 college football season. This was the 42nd year of football at A&M and the fourth under Jim Lookabaugh. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 6–3–1, 3–1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]
Oklahoma A&M was ranked at No. 51 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Oklahoma* | T 0–0 | ||||
| October 2 | vs. Baylor* | L 12–18 | ||||
| October 10 | at Texas Tech* | W 9–6 | 6,000 | |||
| October 17 | at Arizona* | L 6–20 | ||||
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Washington University |
| W 40–7 | 4,500 | [3][4][5] |
| October 31 | at Creighton | W 20–6 | ||||
| November 7 | at No. 12 Tulsa | L 6–34 | 13,000 | |||
| November 14 | Saint Louis |
| W 54–7 | |||
| November 21 | Drake |
| W 55–12 | |||
| November 28 | at Detroit* | W 33–6 | < 5,000 | [6] | ||
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After the season
The 194 NFL Draft was held on April 8, 1943. The following Cowboys were selected.[7]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 14 | 128 | Ralph Tate | Back | Chicago Bears |
| 14 | 129 | Loyd Arms | Guard | Green Bay Packers |
| 20 | 181 | Al Scanland | Back | Detroit Lions |
| 23 | 216 | Gene Hoeman | End | New York Giants |
References
- ^ "1943 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Washington Bears Play Oklahoma Aggies". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. Muskogee, Oklahoma. Associated Press. October 24, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Aggies Rout Bears, 40 to 7". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. October 25, 1942. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Tate, Scanland Star As Aggies Win, 40-7 (continued)". Tulsa Daily World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. October 25, 1942. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ W.W. Edgar (November 29, 1942). "Oklahoma A&M Smashes U-D, 33-6, as Titans' Aerials Work in Reverse". Detroit Free Press. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.