1941 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team

The 1941 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1941 college football season. This was the 41st year of football at A&M and the third under Jim Lookabaugh. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 5–4, 3–1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]

1941 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1941 record5–4 (3–1 MVC)
Head coachJim Lookabaugh (3rd season)
Home stadiumLewis Field
(Capacity: 13,000)
1941 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulsa $ 4 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Oklahoma A&M 3 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
Creighton 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Saint Louis 1 –3 –1  4 –5 –1
Washington University 1 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Drake 0 –3 –1  4 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Tackle Hugh Swink and guard Sonny Liles were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team. Three other Oklahoma A&M player were named to the second team: halfback Lonnie Jones; fullback Jack Faubion; and end George Darrow.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Oklahoma*
L 0–1928,000[3]
October 3vs. Texas Tech*
L 6–165,000[4]
October 11at Washington University
W 25–05,000[5]
October 18Detroit*
L 14–206,000[6]
October 25Tulsa
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
L 0–1612,000[7]
November 1Creighton
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 13–64,000[8]
November 8at Saint Louis
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, Missouri
W 13–6[9]
November 15Arizona*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, Oklahoma
W 41–144,000[10]
November 27at Wichita*
W 33–13[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "1941 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. L.E. Skelley (December 5, 1941). "Keithley Awarded Place On Valley All-Star Eleven". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Bus Ham (September 28, 1941). "O.U. Piles Up Goal -- Shy Aggies, 19-0: Cowboys Near Pay Six Times". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Arthur Edson (October 4, 1941). "Texas Tech Rolls Up Early Lead, Dumps Aggies, 16-6". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. J. Roy Stockton (October 12, 1941). "Bears Lose To The Aggies, 41 To 12, After Leading Twice". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "U-D Comes from Behind to Beat Oklahoma Aggies, 20-14". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Otis Wile (October 26, 1941). "Stillwater's 12,000 Turnout Is Certain to Please Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Otis Wile (November 2, 1941). "Faubion Paces Aggie Victory: Farmers Score Late, Down Jays, 13-6". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 1B.
  9. James M. Gould (November 9, 1941). "Billikens Gain Lead But Lose To Oklahoma Aggies, 13 To 7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Otis Wile (November 16, 1941). "Aggies Riot For 41-14 Win". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 1B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cowboys Crush Wichita, 33-13". The Daily Oklahoman. November 28, 1941. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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