1945 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team

1945 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football
National champion (AFCA)
MVC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 33–13 vs. Saint Mary's
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record9–0 (1–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLewis Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Oklahoma A&M $ 1 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 17 Tulsa 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wichita 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Drake 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Saint Louis 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (later renamed Oklahoma State University–Stillwater) in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1945 college football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Jim Lookabaugh and played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma A&M was awarded a retroactive national championship and The Coaches' Trophy[1] by the AFCA after compiling a 9–0 record, winning the Missouri Valley championship, defeating Saint Mary's in the 1946 Sugar Bowl, and being ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll.[2] In addition, the Aggies also outscored all opponents by a combined total of 285 to 76. The 1945 season remains the only undefeated season in school history.[3][4]

On offense, the 1945 team averaged 31.7 points, 286.9 rushing yards, and 133.5 passing yards per game.[5] On defense, the team allowed an average of 8.4 points, 108.6 rushing yards and 79.6 passing yards per game.[6]

Halfback Bob Fenimore led the nation with 1,048 rushing yards.[7] He also led the team with 593 passing yards, 72 points scored, and seven interceptions. Fenimore was selected as a consensus first-team halfback on the 1945 All-America college football team.[8] He was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Three Oklahoma A&M players received first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in 1945: Bob Fenimore, end Neill Armstrong, and lineman J. C. Colhouer.[9]

In 2016, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the organization responsible for the Coaches Poll, awarded Oklahoma A&M the 1945 national championship and The Coaches' Trophy.[10] The AFCA tasked a blue ribbon commission, consisting of former Baylor coach Grant Teaff, Georgia's Vince Dooley, and Texas A&M's R. C. Slocum, to award retroactive national titles for the years spanning 1922 to 1949 and invited schools to nominate their teams.[11][12][13]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Arkansas*
W 19–14
October 6at Denver*
W 31–720,000 (17,311 paid)[14]
October 12vs. SMU*No. 15
W 26–12
October 20at Utah*No. 15
W 46–6
October 27at TCU*No. 17
W 25–12
November 10No. 19 TulsadaggerNo. 11
W 12–618,000
November 17Texas Tech*No. 8
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
W 46–6
November 24at Oklahoma*No. 6
W 47–0
January 1, 1946vs. No. 7 Saint Mary's*No. 5
W 33–1375,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1945 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP1415179118665

After the season

Main article: 1946 NFL draft

The 1946 NFL Draft was held on January 14, 1946. The following Cowboys were selected.[16]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
8 66 Bert Cole Tackle Green Bay Packers
9 71 Jake Colhouer Guard Chicago Cardinals
32 297 Otis Schellstede Guard Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ The Coaches' Trophy — 1945 Oklahoma A&M (Trophy). Heritage Hall, Gallagher-Iba Arena: American Football Coaches Association. March 10, 2017. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. The American Football Coaches Association Honors The National Football Champion — Oklahoma A&M — 1945
  2. ^ "Oklahoma State Cowboy Football 2016 Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University. p. 172. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "1945 Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  4. ^ 2016 Football Guide, p. 144.
  5. ^ 2016 Football Guide, p. 138.
  6. ^ 2016 Football Guide, p. 140.
  7. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1946). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1946. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 34.
  8. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  9. ^ 2016 Football Guide, p. 154.
  10. ^ Culpepper, Chuck (October 13, 2016). "Oklahoma State just won the 1945 college football national championship". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  11. ^ Tramel, Berry (August 23, 2017). "Why is Oklahoma State on an island with the retroactive titles?". The Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  12. ^ Marshall, Kendrick (October 18, 2016). Written at Stillwater, Oklahoma. "AFCA member explains why OSU awarded 1945 national championship". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2023. (Gary) Darnell, who played football at Oklahoma State in the late 1960s and was an assistant football coach from 1971-72, explained Oklahoma State got the nod over Army in part due to the AFCA using the Billingsley Encyclopedia of College Football.… One played in a bowl game, the other didn't.
  13. ^ Fornelli, Tom (October 13, 2016). "Why Oklahoma State has been named college football's 1945 national champion". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  14. ^ Wally Wallis (October 7, 1945). "Puncher Reserves Sparkle in 31-7 Lacing of Denver". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Gaels Lose, 33-13: Phelan Clan Makes Hit In Defeat". Oakland Tribune. January 2, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "1946 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

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