1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1943 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Six champion
Conference	Big Six Conference
1943 record	7–2 (5–0 Big 6)
Head coach	Dewey Luster (3rd year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

1943 Big 6 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Missouri	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Kansas	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Nebraska	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1943 college football season. In their third year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 7–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 187 to 92.^[1][2]

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1943,^[3] but six Sooners received all-conference honors: Bob Brumley (back), Gale Fulgham (guard), Lee Kennon (tackle), W.G. Lamb (end), Derald Lebow (back), and Bob Mayfield (center).^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Norman Naval*	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 22–6	-
October 2	vs. Oklahoma A&M*	Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK (Bedlam)	W 22–13	12,000
October 9	vs. Texas*	Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	L 7–13	23,000
October 16	vs. Tulsa*	Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 6–20	15,000
October 23	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 37–0	-
October 23	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 21–7	5,170
November 6	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	W 26–13	-
November 13	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 20–13	-
November 20	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	W 26–7	-
*Non-conference game.

Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944" (html). College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

References

1. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. "1943 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.