1944 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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.^[1]

1944 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big 6 champion
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	6–3–1 (4–0–1 Big 6)
Head coach	Dewey Luster (4th season)
Captains	Bob Mayfield W. G. Wooten
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Big Six Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oklahoma $	4	–	0	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Iowa State	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Missouri	2	–	1	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
Nebraska	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Kansas	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Kansas State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	2
$ – Conference champion

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1944,^[2] but four Sooners received all-conference honors: Merle Dinkins (end), John Harley (tackle), Bob Mayfield (center), and W.G. Wooten (end).^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Norman NAS*	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 14–28	15,000	[4]
October 7	vs. Texas A&M*	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 21–14	16,000	[5]
October 14	vs. Texas*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 0–20	23,000	[6]
October 21	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 68–0
October 28	vs. TCU*	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 34–19
November 4	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Stadium Ames, IA	W 12–7	8,474
November 11	Missouri	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	T 21–21
November 18	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 20–0	4,500	[7]
November 25	vs. Oklahoma A&M*	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK (Bedlam)	L 6–28
December 2	vs. Nebraska	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK (rivalry)	W 31–12
*Non-conference game

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NFL draft

Main article: 1945 NFL draft

The following Sooners were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[9][10]

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