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1943 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team

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1943 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–4 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Tulsa $ 1 0 0 6 1 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 1 0 3 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma A&M College in the 1941 college football season. This was the 43rd year of football at A&M and the fifth under Jim Lookabaugh. The Cowboys played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 3–4, and 0–1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Oklahoma A&M ranked 117th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 60.9.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. Texas Tech*W 21–137,000
October 2vs. Oklahoma*
L 13–2212,000
October 16Norman NAS*L 0–20[3]
October 23vs. TCU*
  • Taft Stadium
  • Oklahoma City, OK
L 0–25
November 6at No. 19 TulsaL 6–559,000
November 19vs. Arkansas*Fort Smith, ARW 19–13
November 25at Denver*W 7–6[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1943 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Wile, Otis (October 17, 1943). "Zoomers Dump Aggies, 20 to 0". The Daily Oklahoman. Norman, Oklahoma. p. 1B. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Ags Take Denver, 7-6, in Snowstorm; Barlow Game Star". Tulsa Daily World. November 26, 1943. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.