1942 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team

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]

1942 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Oklahoma*T 0–0
October 2vs. Baylor*L 12–18
October 10at Texas Tech*W 9–66,000
October 17at Arizona*L 6–20
October 242:30 p.m.Washington University
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 40–74,500[3][4][5]
October 31at CreightonW 20–6
November 7at No. 12 TulsaL 6–3413,000
November 14Saint Louis 
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 54–7
November 21Drake
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 55–12
November 28at Detroit*W 33–6< 5,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

After the season

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The 194 NFL Draft was held on April 8, 1943. The following Cowboys were selected.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
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

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  1. ^ "1943 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Washington Bears Play Oklahoma Aggies". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. Muskogee, Oklahoma. Associated Press. October 24, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "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  .
  5. ^ "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  .
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.