1937 Oklahoma Sooners football team
| 1937 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 5–2–2 (3–1–1 Big 6) |
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| Captain | Albert Corrotto |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nebraska $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1937 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1937 college football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Stidham, the Sooners compiled a 5–2–2 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 98 to 39.[1][2]
End Pete Smith received All-America honors in 1937,[3] and four Sooners received all-conference honors: Smith, back Jack Baer, center Mickey Parks, and end Waddy Young.[4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at Tulsa* | L 7–19 | 16,000 | ||
| October 2 | Rice* | W 6–0 | |||
| October 9 | vs. Texas* | T 7–7 | 25,000 | [5] | |
| October 16 | at Nebraska | T 0–0 | |||
| October 23 | Kansas |
| L 3–6 | 5,000 | [6] |
| October 30 | at Kansas State | W 19–0 | |||
| November 6 | Iowa State |
| W 33–7 | 8,194 | |
| November 13 | at Missouri | W 7–0 | |||
| November 25 | Oklahoma A&M* |
| W 16–0 | ||
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Media
[edit]This was the first season that all Sooner football games were radio broadcast over the air. The games were carried by WKY and Walter Cronkite was the announcer.[8]
NFL draft
[edit]The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[9]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 21 | Pete Smith | End | Detroit Lions |
| 9 | 79 | Ed Parks | Center | Washington Redskins |
References
[edit]- ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1937 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "Sooners out-gain Texas U. in 7 to 7 tie battle". The Oklahoma News. October 10, 1937. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harold Baker (October 24, 1937). "Lucky Jayhawks Nip Oklahoma, 6-3". The Norman Transcript. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1935–1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "Walter Cronkite recalled time as OU broadcaster". July 19, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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