1923 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–5 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainPete Hammert
Home stadiumOwen Field
1923 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Kansas + 3 –0 –35 –0 –3
Nebraska + 3 –0 –24 –2 –2
Drake 3 –1 –05 –2 –0
Iowa State 3 –2 –14 –3 –1
Kansas State 2 –2 –24 –2 –2
Oklahoma 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Missouri 1 –3 –22 –3 –3
Grinnell 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
Washington University 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1923 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1923 college football season. In their 19th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 3–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Missouri Valley Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 144 to 111.[1][2]

No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans,[3] and end King Price was the only Sooner to receive all-conference honors.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13at Nebraska
L 0–24
October 202:30 p.m.Washington University
W 62–7[5][6]
October 27Oklahoma A&M*
W 12–0
November 3Kansas
  • Owen Field
  • Norman, OK
L 3–7
November 10at Missouri
W 13–0
November 17at Texas*
L 14–26[7]
November 24at Kansas State
L 20–21
November 29Drake
  • Owen Field
  • Norman, OK
L 20–26

References

  1. ↑ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1923 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. ↑ "Passing Game Features Last Practice Day". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Norman, Oklahoma. October 20, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Oklahoma Sores Nine Touchdowns Defeating Pikers". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 21, 1923. p. 2S. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Texas Longhorns outplay Sooners and win, 26 to 14". Tulsa Daily World. November 18, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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