Oklahoma Sooners football, 1940–49
1940
Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
10/5/40 |
vs. Oklahoma A&M* |
Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK (Bedlam) |
W 29-27 |
- |
10/12/40 |
vs. Texas* |
Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
L 16-19 |
33,006 |
10/19/40 |
Kansas State |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 14-0 |
- |
10/26/40 |
at Iowa State |
Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA |
W 20-7 |
11,424 |
11/2/40 |
#12 Nebraska |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
L 0-13 |
33,377 |
11/9/40 |
at Kansas |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
W 13-0 |
- |
11/16/40 |
Missouri |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 7-0 |
- |
11/23/40 |
Temple* |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 9-6 |
- |
11/30/40 |
at Santa Clara* |
Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA |
L 13-33 |
7,000 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
1941
Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
10/4/41 |
Oklahoma A&M* |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) |
W 19-0 |
25,453 |
10/11/41 |
vs. Texas* |
Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
L 7-40 |
44,054 |
10/18/41 |
at Kansas State |
Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
W 16-0 |
8,000 |
10/25/41 |
#8 Santa Clara* |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 16-6 |
18,000 |
11/1/41 |
Kansas |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 38-0 |
- |
11/8/41 |
Iowa State |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 55-0 |
14,633 |
11/15/41 |
at #16 Missouri |
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO |
L 0-28 |
27,000 |
11/22/41 |
Marquette* |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 61-14 |
- |
11/29/41 |
at Nebraska |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
L 6-7 |
20,000 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
1942
Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
9/26/42 |
at Oklahoma A&M* |
Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam) |
T 0-0 |
13,000 |
10/3/42 |
at Tulsa* |
Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK |
L 0-23 |
- |
10/10/42 |
vs. Texas* |
Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
L 0-7 |
20,000 |
10/17/42 |
at Kansas |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
W 25-0 |
5,000 |
10/24/42 |
Nebraska |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
L 0-7 |
- |
10/31/42 |
at Iowa State |
Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA |
W 14-7 |
7,720 |
11/7/42 |
Kansas State |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 76-0 |
8,000 |
11/14/42 |
Missouri |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
T 6-6 |
20,000 |
11/21/42 |
at Temple* |
Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, PA |
L 7-14 |
5,000 |
11/28/42 |
#19 William & Mary* |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
L 7-14 |
5,000 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
1943
Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
9/25/43 |
Norman Naval* |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 22-6 |
- |
10/2/43 |
vs. Oklahoma A&M* |
Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK (Bedlam) |
W 22-13 |
12,000 |
10/9/43 |
vs. Texas* |
Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
L 7-13 |
23,000 |
10/16/43 |
vs. Tulsa* |
Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK |
L 6-20 |
- |
10/23/43 |
at Kansas State |
Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
W 37-0 |
- |
10/23/43 |
Iowa State |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 21-7 |
5,170 |
11/6/43 |
Kansas |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 26-13 |
- |
11/13/43 |
at Missouri |
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO |
W 20-13 |
- |
11/20/43 |
at Nebraska |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
W 26-7 |
- |
*Non-conference game. |
1944
Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
9/30/44 |
Norman Naval* |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
L 14-28 |
- |
10/7/44 |
Texas A&M* |
Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK |
W 21-14 |
- |
10/14/44 |
vs. Texas* |
Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
L 0-20 |
35,000 |
10/21/44 |
Kansas State |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 68-0 |
- |
10/28/44 |
TCU* |
Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK |
W 34-19 |
- |
11/4/44 |
at Iowa State |
Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA |
W 12-7 |
8,474 |
11/11/44 |
Missouri |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
T 21-21 |
- |
11/18/44 |
at Kansas |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
W 20-0 |
- |
11/25/44 |
vs. Oklahoma A&M* |
Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK (Bedlam) |
L 6-28 |
- |
12/2/44 |
Nebraska |
Taft Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK |
W 31-12 |
- |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
1945
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
9/22/45 |
at Hondo Army Air Field* |
|
Hondo, TX |
W 21-6 |
- |
9/29/45 |
at Nebraska |
|
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
W 20-0 |
17,000 |
10/6/45 |
Texas A&M* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
L 14-19 |
- |
10/13/45 |
vs. #10 Texas* |
|
Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
L 7-12 |
45,000 |
10/20/45 |
Kansas |
|
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 39-7 |
13,000 |
10/27/45 |
at Kansas State |
|
Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
W 41-13 |
- |
11/3/45 |
vs. TCU* |
#14 |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
L 7-13 |
- |
11/10/45 |
Iowa State |
|
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 14-7 |
13,163 |
11/17/45 |
at Missouri |
#15 |
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO |
L 6-14 |
- |
11/24/45 |
#6 Oklahoma A&M* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) |
L 0-47 |
33,000 |
*Non-conference game. |
1946
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
9/28/46 |
at Army* |
|
Yankee Stadium • New York, NY |
L 7-21 |
25,500 |
10/5/46 |
Texas A&M* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 10-7 |
44,000 |
10/12/46 |
vs. #1 Texas* |
|
Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
L 13-20 |
50,000 |
10/19/46 |
Kansas State |
#13 |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 28-7 |
25,000 |
10/26/46 |
at Iowa State |
#14 |
Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA |
W 63-0 |
15,176 |
11/2/46 |
TCU* |
#14 |
Amon Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX |
W 14-12 |
6,000 |
11/9/46 |
at Kansas |
#16 |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
L 13-16 |
15,000 |
11/16/46 |
Missouri |
|
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 27-6 |
33,431 |
11/23/46 |
Nebraska |
#18 |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 27-6 |
25,000 |
11/30/46 |
at Oklahoma A&M* |
#17 |
Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam) |
W 73-12 |
18,500 |
1/1/47 |
vs. #18 NC State* |
#14 |
Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) |
W 34-13 |
10,034 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
1947
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
9/27/47 |
at Detroit* |
|
Navin Field • Detroit, MI |
W 24-20 |
24,375 |
10/4/47 |
Texas A&M* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 26-14 |
29,431 |
10/11/47 |
vs. #3 Texas* |
#15 |
Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
L 14-34 |
47,311 |
10/18/47 |
Kansas |
|
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
T 13-13 |
34,547 |
10/25/47 |
vs. TCU* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
L 7-20 |
27,957 |
11/1/47 |
Iowa State |
|
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 27-9 |
26,473 |
11/8/47 |
at Kansas State |
|
Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
W 41-13 |
8,000 |
11/15/47 |
at #17 Missouri |
|
Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO |
W 21-12 |
39,297 |
11/22/47 |
at Nebraska |
|
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
W 14-13 |
25,000 |
11/29/47 |
Oklahoma A&M* |
#20 |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) |
W 21-13 |
33,945 |
*Non-conference game. |
1948
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
9/25/48 |
at Santa Clara* |
|
Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA |
L 17-20 |
7,000 |
10/5/48 |
Texas A&M* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 42-14 |
27,000 |
10/9/48 |
vs. Texas* |
|
Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
W 20-14 |
70,345 |
10/16/48 |
Kansas State |
#20 |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 42-0 |
26,000 |
10/23/48 |
TCU* |
#18 |
Amon Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX |
W 21-18 |
20,000 |
10/30/48 |
at Iowa State |
#16 |
Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA |
W 33-6 |
9,985 |
11/6/48 |
#9 Missouri |
#15 |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 41-7 |
39,297 |
11/13/48 |
Nebraska |
#9 |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 41-14 |
28,000 |
11/13/48 |
at Kansas |
#8 |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
W 60-7 |
39,000 |
11/27/48 |
at Oklahoma A&M* |
#6 |
Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam) |
W 19-15 |
30,000 |
1/1/49 |
vs. #3 North Carolina* |
#5 |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) |
W 14-6 |
80,383 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
1949
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
9/23/49 |
at Boston College* |
#3 |
Braves Field • Boston, MA |
W 46-0 |
36,241 |
10/1/49 |
Texas A&M* |
#3 |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 33-13 |
34,658 |
10/8/49 |
vs. #12 Texas* |
#3 |
Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
W 20-14 |
75,347 |
10/15/49 |
Kansas |
#3 |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 48-26 |
37,660 |
10/22/49 |
at Nebraska |
#4 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
W 48-0 |
39,000 |
10/29/49 |
Iowa State |
#3 |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 34-7 |
38,149 |
11/5/49 |
at Kansas State |
#3 |
Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
W 39-0 |
18,500 |
11/12/49 |
at Missouri |
#3 |
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO |
W 27-7 |
37,152 |
11/19/49 |
vs. #19 Santa Clara* |
#2 |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
W 28-21 |
60,145 |
11/26/49 |
Oklahoma A&M* |
#3 |
Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) |
W 41-0 |
47,937 |
1/1/50 |
#9 LSU* |
#2 |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) |
W 41-0 |
82,000 |
*Non-conference game. |
Source: Oklahoma Sooners football results, 1940-1949
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