1944 Oklahoma Sooners football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1944
| team = Oklahoma Sooners
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Six Conference
| short_conf = Big 6
| record = 6–3–1
| conf_record = 4–0–1
| head_coach = Dewey Luster
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = Bob Mayfield
| captain2 = W. G. Wooten
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
| champion = Big 6 champion
}}
{{1944 Big Six Conference football standings}}
The 1944 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1944 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Big Six Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 227 to 149.{{cite web|title=1944 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 20, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oklahoma/1944-schedule.html}}
No Sooners received All-America honors in 1944,{{cite web|title=2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement|publisher=University of Oklahoma|year=2014|access-date=July 20, 2014|page=90|url=https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000&}} but four Sooners received all-conference honors: Merle Dinkins (end), John Harley (tackle), Bob Mayfield (center), and W.G. Wooten (end).{{cite web|title=2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement|publisher=University of Oklahoma|year=2014|access-date=July 20, 2014|page=95|url=https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000&}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Norman NAS
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 14–28
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Oklahoma Bows To Norman Navy|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=October 1, 1944|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17788441/oklahoma_bows_to_norman_navy/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Texas A&M
| site_stadium = Taft Stadium
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, OK
| score = 21–14
| attend = 16,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–20
| attend = 23,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123760579/layne-sparks-texas-to-200-win-over-soon/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Layne sparks Texas to 20–0 win over Sooners|date=October 15, 1944|accessdate=April 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 68–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Taft Stadium
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, OK
| score = 34–19
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| score = 12–7
| attend = 8,474
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = t
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| score = 20–0
| attend = 4,500
| source = {{cite news|title=Oklahoma Is Assured Big Six Title Tie: Sooners Employ Power Attack to Beat K.U. 20 to 0|newspaper=The Wichita Eagle|date=November 19, 1944|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115363024/oklahoma-is-assured-big-six-title-tie/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Oklahoma A&M
| site_stadium = Taft Stadium
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, OK
| gamename = Bedlam
| score = 6–28
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Taft Stadium
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, OK
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 31–12
| attend =
}}
}}
{{Cite web |last=DeLassus |first=David |title=Oklahoma Yearly Results 1940–1944 |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/o/oklahoma/1940-1944_yearly_results.php |access-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905180811/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/o/oklahoma/1940-1944_yearly_results.php |url-status=dead }}
NFL draft
{{main|1945 NFL draft}}
The following Sooners were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1945/draft.htm|title=1945 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 29, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/oklahoma/drafted.htm|title=Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=April 23, 2023}}
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| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Oklahoma Sooners|border=2|Round|Pick|Player|Position|NFL team}} | ||||
| 3 | 21 | W. G. Wooten | End | Cleveland Rams |
| 18 | 180 | Lee Kennon | Tackle | Cleveland Rams |
| 25 | 260 | Stan Green | Tackle | Detroit Lions |
| 28 | 288 | Don Fauble | Back | Brooklyn Tigers |
References
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{{Big Eight Conference football champions}}
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