1901 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2
Head coach
CaptainRay Crowe
1901 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial    2 0 0
Stetson    1 0 0
Georgia Tech    4 0 1
Marshall    2 0 1
Kentucky University    7 1 1
VPI    6 1 0
Nashville    6 1 1
Virginia    8 2 0
Texas    8 2 1
Davidson    4 2 0
Baylor    5 3 0
Gallaudet    4 2 2
Sewanee    4 2 2
William & Mary    2 1 1
Navy    6 4 1
VMI    4 3 0
Oklahoma    3 2 0
West Virginia    3 2 0
Delaware    5 4 0
Georgetown    3 3 2
Kendall    2 2 0
Spring Hill    0 0 1
Wilmington Conference Academy    2 2 0
Oklahoma A&M    2 3 0
South Carolina    3 4 0
Arkansas    3 5 0
Add-Ran    1 2 1
Furman    1 2 1
Chilocco    2 5 0
North Carolina A&M    1 2 0
Texas A&M    1 4 0
Maryland    1 7 0
Richmond    1 7 0
Florida Agricultural    0 1 0
Louisiana Industrial    0 2 0
Tusculum       

The 1901 Oklahoma Sooners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its first year under head coach Fred Roberts, the team compiled a 3–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 93 to 29.[1]

The team played two games against the Texas Longhorns, the second and third meetings in the rivalry that later became known as the Red River Showdown.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 19at TexasL 6–12[2]
October 21at BaylorWaco, TXW 17–0[3]
November 13:25 p.m.Kingfisher
W 28–6[4]
November 8Fairmount
  • University grounds
  • Norman, Oklahoma Territory
W 42–0[5]
November 25Texas
  • University grounds
  • Norman, Oklahoma Territory
L 0–11[6]

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1900–1904". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "Territory Giants Defeated: After a Desperate Struggle 'Varsity Won the Battle by a Score of 12 to 6". The Austin Daily Statesman. October 20, 1901. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Oklahoma 17, Baylor 6". The St. Louis Republic. October 22, 1901. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "'Varsity Won: Kingfisher College Team Met Defeat on the Norman Gridiron". The Daily Oklahoman. November 2, 1901. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Touch Downs Were Rapid: Famous Game of Football Between Norman and Fairmount". The Wichita Daily Eagle. November 10, 1901. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Texas Won A Game: Downed Oklahoma Territory Students in a Hard Fought Contest". Houston Daily Post. November 26, 1901. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
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