1917 Oklahoma Sooners football team
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]
| 1917 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1917 record | 6–4–1 (1–1–1 SWC) |
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| Captain | Frank McCain |
| Home stadium | Boyd Field |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans.[3]
Two Sooner received All-Southwest Conference honors: Walt Abbott and W.E. Durant.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 22 | at Central State* | Edmond, OK | W 99–0 |
| September 29 | Kingfisher* | W 179–0 | |
| October 6 | Phillips* | Oklahoma City, OK | W 52–9 |
| October 13 | at Illinois* | L 0–44 | |
| October 20 | Texas | W 14-0 | |
| November 3 | at Missouri* | W 14–7 | |
| November 10 | Kansas* |
| L 6–13 |
| November 17 | Arkansas | Fort Smith, AR | T 0–0 |
| November 24 | Kendall* |
| W 80–0 |
| November 29 | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma City, OK (Bedlam) | L 0–9 |
| December 15 | at Camp Doniphan* | Camp Doniphan, OK | L 7–21 |
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References
- "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. 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.
- DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1915–1919". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
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