1904 Oklahoma Sooners football team
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American college football season
| 1904 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–3–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Byron McCreary |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||
| Georgetown | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Southwest Texas State | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Southwestern Louisiana Industrial | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||
| Davidson | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||
| Navy | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||
| North Carolina | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
| Virginia | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| North Carolina A&M | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||
| West Virginia | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| VPI | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| George Washington | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
| Arkansas | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Oklahoma | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||
| South Carolina | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||
| Stetson | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Central Oklahoma | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| VMI | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||
| Kentucky University | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||
| Grant | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Florida State College | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Maryland | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||
| East Florida Seminary | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Goldey College | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Baylor | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||
| Louisiana Industrial | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||
| TCU | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||
| Delaware | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||
| Kendall | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||
| Rollins | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||
| Tusculum | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||
| Birmingham | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||
| Florida at Lake City | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||
| Oklahoma A&M | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||
| Tennessee Docs | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||
The 1904 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In their only year under head coach Fred Ewing, the Sooners compiled a 4–3–1 record, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 204 to 96. This was the first season in which the Sooners played Oklahoma A&M in the Bedlam Series. The first meeting of the two rivals, played on November 5, is known as the infamous "Ball in the Creek Game".
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10 | Kingfisher | Norman, Oklahoma Territory | T 0–0 | |||
| October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at Pauls Valley Town Team | Pauls Valley, Oklahoma Territory | W 33–0 | [1] | |
| October 21 | Kansas | Norman, Oklahoma Territory | L 0–16 | [2] | ||
| October 31 | at Lawton Town Team | Lawton, Oklahoma Territory | W 6–0 | |||
| November 5 | vs. Oklahoma A&M |
| W 75–0 | [3] | ||
| November 12 | at Texas | L 10–40 | [4] | |||
| November 18 | Oklahoma State Military Institute | Norman, Oklahoma Territory | W 71–4 | [5] | ||
| November 24 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Bethany (KS) |
| L 9–36 | 2,000 | [6] [7] [8] |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Football Tomorrow". Pauls Valley Sentinel. Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. October 13, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Kansas Won Quite Easily". The Daily Oklahoman. October 22, 1904. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "University Team Won". The Guthrie Daily Leader. Guthrie, Oklahoma. November 7, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Texas Defeated The Oklahoma Eleven". The Austin Statesman . Austin, Texas. November 13, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Oklahoma University Piles Up Score of 71 to 4 on State Military Institute". The Oklahoma State Capital. Guthrie, Oklahoma. November 19, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Bethany Won A Hard Battle". The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 25, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Bethany Won (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 25, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "Easy For The Swedes". The Topeka Daily Capital . Topeka, Kansas. November 25, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
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