Completed Event: Men's Basketball at Wake Forest on December 2, 2025 , Win , 86, to, 68
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Men's Basketball
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Field House Series: Comparing 1947 to 2012
December 13, 2012 | Men's Basketball
NORMAN, Okla. -- The Sooner men's basketball team returns to OU's historic Field House on Monday, Dec. 31 (New Year's Eve) for its game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Tip is slated for 2 p.m.
The game, and our 10-day countdown, will highlight OU basketball in the 1940s with a focus on the 1946-47 season. The Sooners made their second trip to the Final Four under head coach Bruce Drake in March of '47.
How does life today compare to 1947? We've assembled a visual contrast of products, fashion, food and advertisements between now and then plus a table which contrasts interesting numbers:
The game, and our 10-day countdown, will highlight OU basketball in the 1940s with a focus on the 1946-47 season. The Sooners made their second trip to the Final Four under head coach Bruce Drake in March of '47.
How does life today compare to 1947? We've assembled a visual contrast of products, fashion, food and advertisements between now and then plus a table which contrasts interesting numbers:
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| By the Numbers | 1947 | 2012 |
| Population of USA | 144 Million | 314 Million |
| Population of Oklahoma | 2.2 Million | 3.8 Million |
| Population of Norman | ~25,000 | ~114,000 |
| Life Expectancy | 67 Years | 79 Years |
| Average Wage | $2,282 | $44,670 |
| Minimum Wage | 40 cents an hour | $7.25 an hour |
| Average Price of a New Car | $1,300 | $30,303 |
| Gallon of Gasoline | 23 cents | $2.95 |
| Average Price of a New House | $14,920 | $218,200 |
| First-Class Postage Stamp | 3 cents | 45 cents |
| Loaf of White Bread | 12 cents | $1.90 |
| Gallon of Milk | 80 cents | $3.42 |
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