1942 Oklahoma
3–5–2 (3–1–1 Big Six), coached by Snorter Luster. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 76–0Nov 7
By 76 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Oklahoma State | T 0–0 | 50% |
| Oct 3 | at Tulsa | L 0–23 | 44% |
| Oct 10 | vs Texas | L 0–7 | 35% |
| Oct 17 | at Kansas | W 25–0 | 70% |
| Oct 24 | vs Nebraska | L 0–7 | 70% |
| Oct 31 | at Iowa State | W 14–7 | 59% |
| Nov 7 | vs Kansas State | W 76–0 | 85% |
| Nov 14 | vs Missouri | T 6–6 | 48% |
| Nov 21 | at Temple | L 7–14 | 60% |
| Nov 28 | vs 19William & Mary | L 7–14 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 14–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1942.
- Record
- 3–5–2
- Conference
- 3–1–1 2nd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 135–78
- Coach
- Snorter Luster
- Elo
- 1509 −71 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.2 No. 62 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Bill Campbell and Walter Lamb
All-Big Six
6 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Huell HammB- Bill CampbellB
- Walt LambEAP-1; UP-1
- Homer SimmonsOTAP-1
- Clare MorfordOGAP-1; UP-1
- Jack MarseeCAP-1; UP-2
Second team
- Thomas DavisBUP-2
- James TyreeEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1942 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 4–0–1 | 8–3–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–1–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2 | 3–7 | |
| Kansas State | 2–3 | 3–8 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.