1941 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team
American college football season
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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.[1]
- Jim Lookabaugh (3rd season)
| 1941 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at Oklahoma* | L 0–19 | 28,000 | [3] | |
| October 3 | vs. Texas Tech* | L 6–16 | 5,000 | [4] | |
| October 11 | at Washington University | W 25–0 | 5,000 | [5] | |
| October 18 | Detroit* | L 14–20 | 6,000 | [6] | |
| October 25 | Tulsa |
| L 0–16 | 12,000 | [7] |
| November 1 | Creighton |
| W 13–6 | 4,000 | [8] |
| November 8 | at Saint Louis |
| W 13–6 | [9] | |
| November 15 | Arizona* |
| W 41–14 | 4,000 | [10] |
| November 27 | at Wichita* | Wichita, KS | W 33–13 | [11] | |
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After the season
The 1942 NFL draft was held on December 22, 1942. The following Cowboy was selected.[12]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 14 | 124 | Hugh Swink | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals |