1917 Oklahoma Sooners football team
| 1917 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–4–1 (1–1–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Frank McCain |
| Home stadium | Boyd Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1917 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1917 college football season. In their 13th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 6–4–1 record (1–1–1 against conference opponents), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 451 to 103.[1][2]
No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans.[3]
Two Sooner received All-Southwest Conference honors: Walt Abbott and W.E. Durant.[4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | vs. Central State (OK)* |
| W 99–0 | [5] | |
| September 29 | Kingfisher* | W 179–0 | [6] | ||
| October 6 | Phillips* |
| W 52–9 | [7] | |
| October 13 | at Illinois* | L 0–44 | [8] | ||
| October 20 | vs. Texas | W 14–0 | [9] | ||
| November 3 | at Missouri* | W 14–7 | [10] | ||
| November 10 | Kansas* |
| L 6–13 | [11] | |
| November 17 | vs. Arkansas |
| T 0–0 | [12][13] | |
| November 24 | Kendall* |
| W 80–0 | [14] | |
| November 29 | vs. Oklahoma A&M |
| L 0–9 | 5,000 | [15] |
| December 15 | vs. Camp Doniphan* |
| L 7–21 | [16] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1917 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.
- ^ "Sooners win an easy victory over Central Normal". The Daily Oklahoman. September 23, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooner scoring machine swamps Kingfisher College 179 to 0". The Oklahoma Daily. September 30, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners win but Phillips fights hard". The Daily Oklahoman. October 7, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illinois open play topples Oklahoma in 44 to 0 contest". The Chicago Tribune. October 14, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma scores notable victory over Texans". The Daily Oklahoman. October 21, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers drop game to Oklahoma, 14–7". St. Joseph Gazette. November 4, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Still the Jawhawkers win". The Kansas City Star. November 11, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma-Arkansas Game Drawn Gridiron Battle". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 18, 1917. p. 15. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Rain threatens Fort Smith game". Arkansas Democrat. November 17, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lighter Kendall team no match for formidable Oklahomans". The Tulsa Democrat. November 25, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies triumph over long victorious rivals". The Daily Oklahoman. November 30, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army eleven breaks Sooner line, winning 21 to 7". The Daily Oklahoman. December 16, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1915–1919". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
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