1937 Oklahoma Sooners football team
American college football season
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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 5â2â2 record (3â1â1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 98 to 39.
- Tom Stidham (1st season)
| 1937 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 5â2â2 (3â1â1 Big 6) |
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| Captain | Albert Corrotto |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nebraska $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 2 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | â | 1 | â | 2 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End Pete Smith received All-America honors in 1937,[1] and four Sooners received all-conference honors: Smith, back Jack Baer, center Mickey Parks, and end Waddy Young.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25 | at Tulsa* | L 7â19 | 16,000 | |||
| October 2 | Rice* | W 6â0 | 8,000 | [3] | ||
| October 9 | vs. Texas* | T 7â7 | 25,000 | [4] | ||
| October 16 | at Nebraska | T 0â0 | ||||
| October 23 | Kansas |
| L 3â6 | 5,000 | [5] | |
| October 30 | at Kansas State | W 19â0 | ||||
| November 6 | Iowa State |
| W 33â7 | 8,194 | ||
| November 13 | at Missouri | W 7â0 | ||||
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Oklahoma A&M* |
| W 16â0 | 15,000â16,000 | [6][7][8] |
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Media
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.[10]
NFL draft
The following Oklahoma players were selected in the 1938 NFL draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL 5eam |
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| 3 | 21 | Pete Smith | End | Detroit Lions |
| 9 | 79 | Ed Parks | Center | Washington Redskins |
