1916 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–5 (2–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainHomer Montgomery
Home stadiumBoyd Field
1916 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Baylor 3 –1 –09 –1 –0
Rice 2 –1 –06 –1 –2
Oklahoma 2 –1 –06 –5 –0
Texas A&M 1 –2 –06 –3 –0
Arkansas 0 –2 –04 –4 –0
Oklahoma A&M 0 –3 –04 –4 –0
Southwestern (TX) 0 –4 –03 –5 –1
  • No champion recognized[1]

The 1916 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1916 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 6–5 record (2–1 against conference opponents), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 472 to 115.[2][3]

No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans.[4]

One Sooner received All-Southwest Conference honors: Willis Hott.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Central State (OK)*
W 27–0
September 30at Oklahoma Baptist*Shawnee, OKW 107–0
October 7Southwestern Oklahoma State*
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, OK
W 140–0
October 14Kendall*
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, OK
L 0–16
October 21Texas
L 7–21[6]
October 28Missouri*
L 14–23
November 4at Kansas*
L 13–21[7]
November 11at Kingfisher*Kingfisher, OKW 96–0
November 17Kansas State*
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, OK
L 13-14
November 23ArkansasFort Smith, ARW 14-13
November 30Oklahoma A&MOklahoma City, OK (Bedlam)W 41–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. ↑ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "1916 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sooners bow to the Longhorns". Tulsa Daily World. October 22, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Aerial Plays Win for Jayhawkers". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 5, 1916. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
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