1942 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1942 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1942 college football season. In their second year under head coach Dewey Luster, the Sooners compiled a 3–5–2 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 135 to 78.

1942 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record3–5–2 (3–1–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1942 Big Six Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri $ 4 0 18 3 1
Oklahoma 3 1 13 5 2
Nebraska 3 2 03 7 0
Kansas State 2 3 03 8 0
Iowa State 1 4 03 6 0
Kansas 1 4 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1942, but six Sooners received all-conference honors: William Campbell (back), Huel Hamm (back), Jack Marsee (center), Clare Morford (guard), W.G. Lamb (end), and Homer Simmons (tackle).

Oklahoma was ranked at No. 52 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

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