1945 Oklahoma A&amp;M Cowboys football team1945 Oklahoma A&amp;M Cowboys football team 1945 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team 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. The Cowboys compiled a 9–0 record (1–0 against conference opponents), won the Missouri Valley championship, defeated Saint Mary's in the 1946 Sugar Bowl, were ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of  285 to 76. The 1945 season remains the only undefeated season in school history. On offense, the 1945 team averaged 31.7 points, 286.9 rushing yards, and 133.5 passing yards per game. On defense, the team allowed an average of 8.4 points, 108.6 rushing yards and 79.6 passing yards per game. The team's statistical leaders included halfback Bob Fenimore with 1,048 rushing yards, 593 passing yards, 72 points scored, and seven interceptions, and end Neill Armstrong with 312 receiving yards. Fenimore was selected as a consensus first-team halfback on the 1945 College Football All-America Team. 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, Neill Armstrong, and lineman J.C. Colhouer. In 2016, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), the organization responsible for the Coaches Poll, awarded Oklahoma A&M its 1945 national championship. The AFCA created a commission to consider applications for national title consideration for years spanning 1922 to 1949. OSU was (and continues to be) the only school to apply for the honor for any of the 28 years considered. The AFCA committee stated that Army could also be  recognized as co-champion for 1945 "if the school decides to submit paperwork to the AFCA for evaluation by the committee." After the season. The 1946 NFL Draft was held on January 14, 1946. The following Cowboys were selected. 1945 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team 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. The Cowboys compiled