1937 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1937 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record5–2–2 (3–1–1 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainAlbert Corrotto
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Tulsa*
L 7–1916,000
October 2Rice*
W 6–0
October 9vs. Texas*
T 7–725,000[5]
October 16at Nebraska
T 0–0
October 23Kansas
  • Owen Field
  • Norman, OK
L 3–65,000[6]
October 30at Kansas State
W 19–0
November 6Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 33–78,194
November 13at Missouri
W 7–0
November 25Oklahoma A&M*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (Bedlam)
W 16–0
  • *Non-conference game

[7]

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.[8]

NFL draft

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

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1937 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Sooners out-gain Texas U. in 7 to 7 tie battle". The Oklahoma News. October 10, 1937. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Harold Baker (October 24, 1937). "Lucky Jayhawks Nip Oklahoma, 6-3". The Norman Transcript. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1935–1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  8. ^ "Walter Cronkite recalled time as OU broadcaster". July 19, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  9. ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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