1941 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1941
| team = Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Missouri Valley Conference
| short_conf = MVC
| record = 5–4
| conf_record = 3–1
| head_coach = Jim Lookabaugh
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Lewis Field
}}
{{1941 Missouri Valley Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=1941 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results
|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 1, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oklahoma-state/1941-schedule.html}}
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.{{cite news|title=Keithley Awarded Place On Valley All-Star Eleven|newspaper=Miami Daily News-Record|author=L.E. Skelley|date=December 5, 1941|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36473490/keithley_awarded_place_on_valley/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| gamename = Bedlam
| score = 0–19
| attend = 28,000
| source = {{cite news|title=O.U. Piles Up Goal -- Shy Aggies, 19-0: Cowboys Near Pay Six Times|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|author=Bus Ham|date=September 28, 1941|page=37|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35912886/ou_piles_up_goal_shy_aggies_190/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Texas Tech
| site_stadium = Taft Stadium
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, OK
| score = 6–16
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Texas Tech Rolls Up Early Lead, Dumps Aggies, 16-6|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|author=Arthur Edson|date=October 4, 1941|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35724349/texas_tech_rolls_up_early_lead_dumps/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Washington University
| site_stadium = Francis Field
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| score = 25–0
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Bears Lose To The Aggies, 41 To 12, After Leading Twice|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|author=J. Roy Stockton|date=October 12, 1941|page=1E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36089316/bears_lose_to_the_aggies_41_to_12/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Detroit
| site_stadium = Lewis Field
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| score = 14–20
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|title=U-D Comes from Behind to Beat Oklahoma Aggies, 20-14|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=October 19, 1941|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15759423/ud_comes_from_behind_to_beat_oklahoma/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Lewis Field
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–16
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Stillwater's 12,000 Turnout Is Certain to Please Tulsa|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|author=Otis Wile|date=October 26, 1941|page=4B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36088900/stillwaters_12000_turnout_is_certain/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| opponent = Creighton
| site_stadium = Lewis Field
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| score = 13–6
| attend = 4,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Saint Louis
| site_stadium = Walsh Stadium
| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO
| score = 13–6
| source = {{cite news|title=Billikens Gain Lead But Lose To Oklahoma Aggies, 13 To 7|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|author=James M. Gould|date=November 9, 1941|pages=1C, 2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35687615/billikens_gain_lead_but_lose_to/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Arizona
| site_stadium = Lewis Field
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| score = 41–14
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Aggies Riot For 41-14 Win|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|author=Otis Wile|date=November 16, 1941|page=1B, 6B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35899518/aggies_riot_for_4114_win/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Wichita
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 33–13
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Cowboys Crush Wichita, 33-13|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=November 28, 1941|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35980495/cowboys_crush_wichita_3313/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
After the season
The 1942 NFL draft was held on December 22, 1942. The following Cowboy was selected.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1942/draft.htm|title=1942 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 29, 2020}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team}} | ||||
| 14 | 124 | Hugh Swink | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Oklahoma State Cowboys football navbox}}
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