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1926 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1926 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–1 (3–2–1 MVIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainPollock Wallace
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1926 college football season. In their 22nd year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 5–2–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 137 to 52.[1][2]

No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans,[3] but three Sooners received all-conference honors: end Roy LeCrone; back Frank Potts; and center Pollock Wallace.[4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Arkansas*W 13–6
October 16at DrakeW 11–0[5]
October 23Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 12–15
October 302:30 p.m.at Washington UniversityW 21–07,500[6][7][8]
November 6Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
W 10–7
November 13at KansasL 9–10
November 20Saint Louis*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 47–0
November 25at Oklahoma A&MT 14–14

References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1926 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ^ Harry "Pat" Page (October 17, 1926). "Fumbles at Critical Stages Down Drake, 11-0". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Washington Outweighed By Oklahoma". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  8. ^ 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 Open access icon.