1904 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1904 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
CaptainByron McCreary
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     7 1 0
Southwest Texas State     5 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     2 0 1
Davidson     6 1 1
Navy     7 2 1
North Carolina     5 2 2
Virginia     6 3 0
North Carolina A&M     3 1 2
West Virginia     6 3 0
VPI     5 3 0
George Washington     4 2 2
Arkansas     4 3 0
Oklahoma     4 3 1
South Carolina     4 3 1
Stetson     2 2 0
Central Oklahoma     2 3 0
VMI     3 5 0
Kentucky University     3 4 0
Grant     2 3 0
Florida State College     2 3 0
Maryland     2 4 2
East Florida Seminary     1 2 0
Goldey College     1 2 0
Baylor     2 5 1
Louisiana Industrial     1 3 0
TCU     1 4 1
Delaware     1 5 1
Kendall     0 2 1
Rollins     0 1 0
Tusculum     0 2 0
Florida at Lake City     0 5 0
Oklahoma A&M     0 6 0
Tennessee Docs     0 7 0

The 1904 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In their only year under head coach Fred Ewing, the Sooners compiled a 4–3–1 record, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 204 to 96.[1] This was the first season in which the Sooners played Oklahoma A&M in the Bedlam Series. The first meeting of the two rivals, played on November 5, is known as the infamous Ball in the Creek Game

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10KingfisherNorman, Oklahoma TerritoryT 0–0
October 144:00 p.m.at Pauls Valley Town TeamPauls Valley, Oklahoma TerritoryW 33–0[2]
October 21KansasNorman, Oklahoma TerritoryL 0–16[3]
October 31at Lawton Town TeamLawton, Oklahoma TerritoryW 6–0
November 5vs. Oklahoma A&MW 75–0[4]
November 12at TexasL 10–40[5]
November 18Oklahoma State Military InstituteNorman, Oklahoma TerritoryW 71–4[6]
November 243:00 p.m.vs. Bethany (KS)L 9–362,000[7][8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Football Tomorrow". Pauls Valley Sentinel. Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. October 13, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Kansas Won Quite Easily". The Daily Oklahoman. October 22, 1904. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "University Team Won". The Guthrie Daily Leader. Guthrie, Oklahoma. November 7, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Texas Defeated The Oklahoma Eleven". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 13, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma University Piles Up Score of 71 to 4 on State Military Institute". The Oklahoma State Capital. Guthrie, Oklahoma. November 19, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Bethany Won A Hard Battle". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 25, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Bethany Won (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 25, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Easy For The Swedes". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. November 25, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.