1938 Oklahoma Sooners football team
American college football season
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The 1938 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1938 college football season. In their second year under head coach Tom Stidham, the Sooners compiled a 10â1 record (5â0 against conference opponents), won the school's first Big Six Conference football championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 185 to 29. The team's only loss came in the 1939 Orange Bowl, losing to Tennessee by a 17 to 0 score.
- Tom Stidham (2nd season)
- Gene Corrotto
- Earl Crowder
| 1938 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 6 champion | |
Orange Bowl, L 0â17 vs. Tennessee | |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 10â1 (5â0 Big 6) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Oklahoma $ | 5 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 10 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 7 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End Waddy Young (Walter R. Young) received All-America honors in 1938,[1] and six Sooners received all-conference honors: Young, guards Jerry Bolton and Ralph Stevenson, backs Earl Crowder and Hugh McCullough, and tackle Gilford Duggan.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 1 | at Rice* | W 7â6 | 18,000 | [3] | ||
| October 8 | vs. Texas* | W 13â0 | 20,000 | [4] | ||
| October 15 | at Kansas | W 19â0 | ||||
| October 22 | Nebraska | No. 14 | W 14â0 | 28,091 | ||
| October 29 | Tulsa* | No. 10 |
| W 28â6 | 17,000 | |
| November 5 | Kansas State | No. 11 |
| W 26â0 | ||
| November 12 | Missouri | No. 10 |
| W 21â0 | ||
| November 19 | at Iowa State | No. 7 | W 10â0 | 17,864 | ||
| November 26 | at Oklahoma A&M* | No. 6 | W 19â0 | |||
| December 3 | at Washington State* | No. 5 |
| W 28â0 | 15,529 | |
| January 2, 1939 | vs. No. 2 Tennessee* | No. 4 | L 0â17 | 32,191 | [5] | |
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Rankings
NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[7][8]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 3 | 20 | Waddy Young | End | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 4 | 26 | Hugh McCullough | Back | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 10 | 82 | Earl Crowder | Quarterback | Chicago Cardinals |
| 12 | 102 | Jim Thomas | Guard | Chicago Cardinals |
| 15 | 140 | Cliff Duggan | Tackle | New York Giants |
