1942 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team

1942 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–3–1 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach	Jim Lookabaugh (4th season)
Home stadium	Lewis Field (Capacity: 13,000)

1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Tulsa $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Washington University	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Saint Louis	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Creighton	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Drake	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1942 college football season. This was the 42nd year of football at A&M and the fourth under Jim Lookabaugh. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 6–3–1, 3–1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Oklahoma*	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma (Bedlam Series)	T 0–0
October 2	vs. Baylor*	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City	L 12–18
October 10	at Texas Tech*	Tech Field Lubbock, Texas	W 9–6	6,000
October 17	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona	L 6–20
October 24	Washington University	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 40–7
October 31	at Creighton	Creighton Stadium Omaha, Nebraska	W 20–6
November 7	at No. 12 Tulsa	Skelly Field Tulsa, Oklahoma	L 6–34
November 14	Saint Louis	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 54–7
November 21	Drake	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 55–12
November 28	at Detroit*	Titan Stadium Detroit, Michigan	W 33–6
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

Main article: 1943 NFL Draft

The 194 NFL Draft was held on April 8, 1943. The following Cowboys were selected.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
14	128	Ralph Tate	Back	Chicago Bears
14	129	Loyd Arms	Guard	Green Bay Packers
20	181	Al Scanland	Back	Detroit Lions
23	216	Gene Hoeman	End	New York Giants