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1940s

May 20, 2013 | Football

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?1949 Season / 11-0 Overall / 5-0 Big 7
?Date
?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/23/49
W
 ?Oklahoma 46, Boston College 0 ?Boston, Mass. ?36,241
?10/01/49
W
 ?Oklahoma 33, Texas A&M 13 ?Norman ?34,658
?10/08/49
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 20, (12) Texas 14 ?Dallas, Texas ?75,347
?10/15/49
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 48, Kansas 26 ?Norman ?37,660
?10/22/49
W
 ?(4) Oklahoma 48, Nebraska 0 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?39,000
?10/29/49
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 34, Iowa State 7 ?Norman ?38,149
?11/05/49
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 39, Kansas State 0 ?Manhattan, Kan. ?18,500
?11/12/49
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 27, Missouri 7 ?Columbia, Mo. ?37,152
?11/19/49
W
 ?(2) OU 28, (19) Santa Clara 21 ?Norman ?60,145
?11/26/49
W
 ?(3) Oklahoma 41, Oklahoma State 0 ?Norman ?47,937
?01/01/50
W
 ?(2) Oklahoma 35, (9) LSU 0 ?New Orleans, La. (Sugar Bowl) ?82,000

?1948 Season / 10-1 Overall / 5-0 Big 7
?Date
?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/25/48
L
 ?Santa Clara 20, Oklahoma 17 ?San Francisco, Calif. ?-
?10/02/48
W
 ?Oklahoma 42, Texas A&M 14 ?Norman ?-
?10/09/48
W
 ?Oklahoma 20, Texas 14 ?Dallas, Texas ?70,345
?10/16/48
W
 ?(20) Oklahoma 42, Kansas State 0 ?Norman ?-
?10/23/48
W
 ?(18) Oklahoma 21, TCU 18 ?Fort Worth, Texas ?-
?10/30/48
W
 ?(16) Oklahoma 33, Iowa State 6 ?Ames, Iowa ?-
?11/06/48
W
 ?(15) Oklahoma 41, (9) Missouri 7 ?Norman ?39,297
?11/13/48
W
 ?(9) Oklahoma 41, Nebraska 14 ?Norman ?-
?11/20/48
W
 ?(8) Oklahoma 60, Kansas 7 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?-
?11/27/48
W
 ?(6) Oklahoma 19, Okla.State 15 ?Stillwater, Okla. ?-
?01/01/49
W
 ?(5) Oklahoma 14, (3) N. Carolina 6 ?New Orleans, La. (Sugar Bowl) ?80,383

?1947 Season / 7-2-1 Overall / 4-0-1 Big 6
?Date
?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/27/47
W
 ?Oklahoma 24, Detroit 20 ?Detroit, Mich. ?-
?10/04/47
W
 ?Oklahoma 26, Texas A&M 14 ?Norman ?29,431
?10/11/47
L
 ?(3) Texas 34, (15) Oklahoma 14 ?Dallas, Texas ?47,311
?10/18/47
-
 ?Oklahoma 13, Kansas 13 ?Norman ?34,547
?10/25/47
L
 ?TCU 20, Oklahoma 7 ?Norman ?27,957
?11/01/47
W
 ?Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 9 ?Norman ?23,058
?11/08/47
W
 ?Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 13 ?Manhattan, Kan. ?-
?11/15/47
W
 ?Oklahoma 21, (17) Missouri 12 ?Columbia, Mo. ?39,297
?11/22/47
W
 ?Oklahoma 14, Nebraska 13 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?25,000
?11/29/47
W
 ?(20) Oklahoma 21, Okla. State 13 ?Norman ?33,945

?1946 Season / 8-3 Overall / 4-1 Big 6
?Date
?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/28/46
L
 ?Army 21, Oklahoma 7 ?West Point, N.Y. ?25,500
?10/05/46
W
 ?Oklahoma 10, Texas A&M 7 ?Norman ?-
?10/12/46
L
 ?(1) Texas 20, Oklahoma 13 ?Dallas, Texas ?-
?10/19/46
W
 ?(13) Oklahoma 28, Kansas State 7 ?Norman ?-
?10/26/46
W
 ?(14) Oklahoma 63, Iowa State 0 ?Ames, Iowa ?-
?11/02/46
W
 ?(14) Oklahoma 14, TCU 12 ?Fort Worth, Texas ?-
?11/09/46
L
 ?Kansas 16, (16) Oklahoma 13 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?-
?11/16/46
W
 ?Oklahoma 27, Missouri 6 ?Norman ?33,431
?11/23/46
W
 ?(18) Oklahoma 27, Nebraska 6 ?Norman ?-
?11/30/46
W
 ?(17) Oklahoma 73, Okla. State 12 ?Stillwater, Okla. ?-
?01/01/47
W
 ?(14) OU 34, (18) N.C. State 13 ?Jacksonville, Fla. (Gator Bowl) ?10,134

?1945 Season / 5-5 Overall / 4-1 Big 6
?Date
?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/22/45
W
 ?OU 21, Hondo Army Air Field 6 ?Hondo, Texas ?-
?09/29/45
W
 ?Oklahoma 20, Nebraska 0 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?-
?10/06/45
L
 ?Texas A&M 19, Oklahoma 14 ?Norman ?-
?10/13/45
L
 ?(10) Texas 12, Oklahoma 7 ?Dallas, Texas ?45,000
?10/20/45
W
 ?Oklahoma 39, Kansas 7 ?Norman ?13,000
?10/27/45
W
 ?Oklahoma 41, Kansas State 13 ?Manhattan, Kan. ?-
?11/03/45
L
 ?TCU 13, (14) Oklahoma 7 ?Norman ?-
?11/10/45
W
 ?Oklahoma 14, Iowa State 7 ?Norman ?-
?11/17/45
L
 ?Missouri 14, (14) Oklahoma 6 ?Columbia, Mo. ?-
?11/24/45
L
 ?(6) Oklahoma State 47, Oklahoma 0 ?Norman ?33,000

?1944 Season / 6-3-1 Overall / 4-0-1 Big 6
?Date
?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/30/44
L
 ?Norman Naval 28, Oklahoma 14 ?Norman ?-
?10/07/44
W
 ?Oklahoma 21, Texas A&M 14 ?Oklahoma City ?-
?10/14/44
L
 ?Texas 20, Oklahoma 0 ?Dallas, Texas ?-
?10/21/44
W
 ?Oklahoma 68, Kansas State 0 ?Norman ?-
?10/28/44
W
 ?Oklahoma 34, TCU 19 ?Oklahoma City ?-
?11/04/44
W
 ?Oklahoma 12, Iowa State 7 ?Ames, Iowa ?-
?11/11/44
-
 ?Oklahoma 21, Missouri 21 ?Norman ?-
?11/18/44
W
 ?Oklahoma 20, Kansas 0 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?-
?11/25/44
L
 ?Oklahoma State 28, Oklahoma 6 ?Oklahoma City ?-
?12/02/44
W
 ?Oklahoma 31, Nebraska 12 ?Oklahoma City ?-

?1943 Season / 7-2 Overall / 5-0 Big 6
?Date
?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/25/43
W
 ?Oklahoma 22, Norman Naval 6 ?Norman ?-
?10/02/43
W
 ?Oklahoma 22, Oklahoma State 13 ?Oklahoma City ?-
?10/09/43
L
 ?Texas 13, Oklahoma 7 ?Dallas, Texas ?23,000
?10/16/43
L
 ?Tulsa 20, Oklahoma 6 ?Oklahoma City ?-
?10/23/43
W
 ?Oklahoma 37, Kansas State 0 ?Norman ?-
?10/30/43
W
 ?Oklahoma 21, Iowa State 7 ?Norman ?-
?11/06/43
W
 ?Oklahoma 26, Kansas 13 ?Norman ?-
?11/13/43
W
 ?Oklahoma 20, Missouri 13 Columbia, Mo. ?-
?11/20/43
W
 ?Oklahoma 26, Nebraska 7 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?-

?1942 Season / 3-5-2 Overall / 3-1-1 Big 6
?Date
?Score ?Location ?Att.
?09/26/42
-
 ?Oklahoma 0, Oklahoma State 0 ?Stillwater, Okla. ?-
?10/03/42
L
 ?Tulsa 23, Oklahoma 0 ?Tulsa, Okla. ?-
?10/10/42
L
 ?Texas 7, Oklahoma 0 ?Dallas, Texas ?-
?10/17/42
W
 ?Oklahoma 25, Kansas 0 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?-
?10/24/42
L
 ?Nebraska 7, Oklahoma 0 ?Norman ?-
?10/31/42
W
 ?Oklahoma 14, Iowa State 7 ?Ames, Iowa ?-
?11/07/42
W
 ?Oklahoma 76, Kansas State 0 ?Norman ?-
?11/14/42
-
 ?Oklahoma 6, Missouri 6 ?Norman ?-
?11/21/42
L
 ?Temple 14, Oklahoma 7 ?Philadelphia, Pa. ?-
?11/28/42
L
 ?(19) William & Mary 14, Oklahoma 7 ?Norman ?-

?1941 Season / 6-3 Overall / 3-2 Big 6
?Date
?Score ?Location ?Att.
?10/04/41
W
 ?Oklahoma 19, Oklahoma State 0 ?Norman ?25,453
?10/11/41
L
 ?Texas 40, Oklahoma 7 ?Dallas, Texas ?44,054
?10/18/41
W
 ?Oklahoma 16, Kansas State 0 ?Manhattan, Kan. ?-
?10/25/41
W
 ?Oklahoma 16, (8) Santa Clara 6 ?Norman ?18,000
?11/01/41
W
 ?Oklahoma 38, Kansas 0 ?Norman ?-
?11/08/41
W
 ?Oklahoma 55, Iowa State 0 ?Norman ?-
?11/15/41
L
 ?(16) Missouri 28, Oklahoma 0 ?Columbia, Mo. ?-
?11/22/41
?W
 ?Oklahoma 61, Marquette 14 ?Norman ?-
?11/29/41
L
 ?Nebraska 7, Oklahoma 6 ?Lincoln, Neb. ?-

?1940 Season / 6-3 Overall / 4-1 Big 6
?Date
?Score ?Location ?Att.
?10/05/40
W
 ?Oklahoma 29, Oklahoma State 27 ?Oklahoma City ?-
?10/12/40
L
 ?Texas 19, Oklahoma 16 ?Dallas, Texas ?33,006
?10/19/40
W
 ?Oklahoma 14, Kansas State 0 ?Norman ?-
?10/26/40
W
 ?Oklahoma 20, Iowa State 7 ?Ames, Iowa ?-
?11/02/40
L
 ?(12) Nebraska 13, Oklahoma 0 ?Norman ?33,377
?11/09/40
W
 ?Oklahoma 13, Kansas 0 ?Lawrence, Kan. ?-
?11/16/40
W
 ?Oklahoma 7, Missouri 0 ?Norman ?-
?11/23/40
W
 ?Oklahoma 9, Temple 6 ?Norman ?-
?11/30/40
L
 ?(15) Santa Clara 33, Oklahoma 13 San Francisco, Calif. ?7,000

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