1939 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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]

1939 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
1939 record6–2–1 (3–2 Big 6)
Head coachTom Stidham (3rd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
1939 Big Six Conference 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

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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 30SMU*
T 7–726,205
October 7at Northwestern*
W 23–044,168
October 14vs. Texas*
W 24–12
October 21KansasNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 27–7
October 28Oklahoma A&M*No. 6
W 41–0
November 4Iowa StateNo. 6
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 38–620,417
November 11at Kansas StateNo. 6
W 13–10
November 18at No. 12 MissouriNo. 5
L 6–7
November 23at NebraskaNo. 14
L 7–1335,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings
See also: 1939 NCAA football rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final 
AP Not released 3 (10) 6 (2) 6 (2) 6 (3) 5 (2) 14 NR NR

NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[6]

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. DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1935–1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  6. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1940.htm
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