1926 Oklahoma Sooners football team
| 1926 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–2–1 (3–2–1 MVC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | Pollock Wallace |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1926 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1926 college football season. In their 22nd and final season under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled am overall record of 5–2–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 137 to 52.[1]
No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans,[2] but three Sooners received all-conference honors: end Roy LeCrone; back Frank Potts; and center Pollock Wallace.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 9 | Arkansas* | W 13–6 | ||||
| October 16 | at Drake | W 11–0 | [4] | |||
| October 23 | Kansas State |
| L 12–15 | |||
| October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington University | W 21–0 | 7,500 | [5][6][7] | |
| November 6 | Missouri |
| W 10–7 | |||
| November 13 | at Kansas | L 9–10 | ||||
| November 20 | Saint Louis* |
| W 47–0 | |||
| November 25 | at Oklahoma A&M | T 14–14 | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1926 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ Harry "Pat" Page (October 17, 1926). "Fumbles at Critical Stages Down Drake, 11-0". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Washington Outweighed By Oklahoma". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Goldstein, J. Walter (October 31, 1926). "Sooner Air Attack Sinks Washington, 21-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Goldstein, J. Walter (October 31, 1926). "Air Attack of Sooners Beats Washington, 21-0 (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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