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
1942 record6–3–1 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
(Capacity: 13,000)
1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tulsa $ 5 0 010 1 0
Oklahoma A&M 4 1 06 3 1
Washington University 2 3 05 5 0
Saint Louis 2 3 04 5 0
Creighton 1 4 05 4 0
Drake 1 4 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
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 24Washington University
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 40–7
October 31at CreightonW 20–6
November 7at No. 12 TulsaL 6–34
November 14Saint Louis
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 54–7
November 21Drake
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 55–12
November 28at Detroit*W 33–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The 194 NFL Draft was held on April 8, 1943. The following Cowboys were selected.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
14128Ralph TateBackChicago Bears
14129Loyd ArmsGuardGreen Bay Packers
20181Al ScanlandBackDetroit Lions
23216Gene HoemanEndNew York Giants

References

  1. "1943 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
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