1939 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1939 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
Ranking
AP No. 19
1939 record 6–2–1 (3–2 Big 6)
Head coach Tom Stidham (3rd season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
1939 Big 6 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Missouri $ 5 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 18 Nebraska 4 –1 –0  7 –1 –1
No. 19 Oklahoma 3 –2 –0  6 –2 –1
Kansas 1 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
Iowa State 1 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
Kansas State 1 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1939 college football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Stidham, the Sooners compiled a 6–2–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 186 to 62.[1][2]

Two Sooners received All-America honors in 1939: tackle Gilford Duggan and Frank "Pop" Ivy.[3] Five Sooners received all-conference honors: Duggan, Ivy, tackle Justin Bowers, and backs Beryl Clark and Robert Seymour.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 30 SMU* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK T 7–7   26,205
October 7 at Northwestern* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 23–0   44,168
October 14 vs. Texas* Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) W 24–12   -
October 21 Kansas No. 3 Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 27–7   -
October 28 Oklahoma A&M* No. 6 Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) W 41–0   -
November 4 Iowa State No. 6 Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 38–6   20,417
November 11 at Kansas State No. 6 Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 13–10   -
November 18 at No. 12 Missouri No. 5 Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO L 6–7   -
November 23 at Nebraska No. 14 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 7–13   35,000
*Non-conference game.

Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1935–1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

Rankings

The first AP Poll for 1939 came out on October 16. The Sooners were ranked third. They finished the year ranked 19th.

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
PollWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Final
AP 3 (10) 6 (2) 6 (2) 6 (3) 5 (2) 14 NR NR 19

NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Dick FavorBack317Philadelphia Eagles
John ShirkEnd426Chicago Cardinals
Pop IvyEnd427Pittsburgh Steelers
J. R. ManleyGuard979Green Bay Packers
Bob SeymourBack1088Washington Redskins
Al CoppageEnd13111Chicago Cardinals
Justin BowersTackle13116Detroit Lions
Beryl ClarkBack16141Chicago Cardinals
Ralph StevensonGuard18165Cleveland Rams


References

  1. ↑ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1939 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1940.htm
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