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1944 Oklahoma

6–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠0–⁠1 Big Six), coached by Snorter Luster.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1944, game by game: lost vs. Norman Naval Air Station 14–28; won vs. Texas A&M 21–14; lost vs. Texas 0–20; won vs. Kansas State 68–0; won vs. TCU 34–19; won at Iowa State 12–7; tied vs. Missouri 21–21; won at Kansas 20–0; lost vs. Oklahoma State 6–28; won vs. Nebraska 31–12+68−22Lost 14–28 vs. Norman Naval Air Station-14Norman Naval Ai…Won 21–14 vs. Texas A&M+7Texas A&MLost 0–20 vs. Texas-20TexasWon 68–0 vs. Kansas State+68Kansas StateWon 34–19 vs. TCU+15TCUWon 12–7 at Iowa State+5Iowa StateTied 21–21 vs. Missouri0MissouriWon 20–0 at Kansas+20KansasLost 6–28 vs. Oklahoma State-22Oklahoma StateWon 31–12 vs. Nebraska+19Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsNorman Naval Air StationL 14–⁠2891%
Oct 7vsTexas A&MW 21–⁠1445%
Oct 14vsTexasL 0–⁠2045%
Oct 21vsKansas StateW 68–⁠083%
Oct 28vsTCUW 34–⁠1959%
Nov 4atIowa StateW 12–⁠746%
Nov 11vsMissouriT 21–⁠2168%
Nov 18atKansasW 20–⁠064%
Nov 25vsOklahoma StateL 6–⁠2852%
Dec 2vsNebraskaW 31–⁠1282%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 31–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Six champions.

In program history: The 86th-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 1944.

Big Six champions4–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0–⁠1 first in Big Six
AP final
Unranked
Points
227–⁠149
Coach
Snorter Luster
Elo
1551 −15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.5 No. 32 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bob Mayfield and W.G. Wooten

Drafted in 1945

The 1945 draft
Rd 3Dub Wooten ECleveland Rams

All-Big Six

5 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Derald LebowBAP-1; UP-1
  • Dub WootonEAP-1; UP-1
  • Merle DinkinsEUP-1
  • John HarleyOTAP-1; UP-1
  • Bob MayfieldCAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Charles HeardBAP-2; UP-2
  • Basil SharpBUP-2
  • Bill HallettOTUP-2
  • Thurman TigartOGAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1944 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma4–⁠0–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Missouri2–⁠1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Nebraska2–⁠32–⁠6
Kansas1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Kansas State1–⁠42–⁠5–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.