1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

The 1940 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1940 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Tom Stidham, the Sooners compiled a 6–3 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 121 to 105.^[1][2]

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1940,^[3] but four Sooners received all-conference honors: tackle Roger Eason, end Bill Jennings, guard Harold Lahar, and back John Martin.^[4]

Oklahoma was ranked at No. 45 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[5]

Schedule

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NFL draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[12]

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. "1940 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. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Crain sets Gait in Steer rally to win, 19–16". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Nebraska Poise, Punch Floor Sooners, 13-0". The Daily Oklahoman. November 3, 1940. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Harold Keith (November 10, 1940). "O.U. 13-0 Victor: Hamm Sparks Winning Drive in The Late Moments Against Kansas". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Arthur Edson (November 24, 1940). "Sooners Wing Owls, 9-6". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
10. Alan Ward (December 1, 1940). "Oklahoma Scares Broncs But Loses Battle, 33 to 13". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10, 15.
11. DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
12. "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.