1912 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1912 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainGlenn Clark
Home stadiumBoyd Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal     1 0 0
Texas     7 1 0
VMI     7 1 0
Maryland     6 1 1
Oklahoma A&M     6 2 0
Livingstone     3 1 1
Louisville     3 1 0
Mississippi Normal     2 1 0
South Carolina     5 2 1
Navy     6 3 0
West Virginia     6 3 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
Oklahoma     5 4 0
Rice     3 2 0
Chattanooga     4 4 0
Southwest Texas State     3 3 2
Davidson     3 4 0
Marshall     3 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     3 4 0
Tennessee Docs     3 4 0
Arkansas     4 6 0
Baylor     3 5 0
Catholic University     3 5 0
Louisiana Industrial     1 2 1
West Tennessee State Normal     1 2 1
Wake Forest     2 6 0
Kendall     1 4 0
Delaware     1 6 1
Biddle     0 1 0

The 1912 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 5–4 record, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 197 to 80.[1][2]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at KingfisherKingfisher, OKW 40–0
October 11Central State (OK)
W 87–0
October 19vs. Texas
W 21–6[3]
October 25Missouri
L 0–14
November 2at KansasW 6–5
November 113:15 p.m.at Texas A&MHouston, TXL 6–286,000[4][5]
November 16Oklahoma A&M
W 16–0
November 23at NebraskaL 9–13
November 28vs. Colorado
L 12–14[6]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1912 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Oklahoma beats Longhorns, 21–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1912. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A & M Champions In Southwest". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 12, 1912. p. 11. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Heavy Texans Defeat Sooners". The Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. November 12, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Colorado wins from Sooners, 14 to 12". The Umpire. November 29, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "2004 Oklahoma Sooners Media Guide". University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2015.