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American college football season
The 1917 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the
University of Oklahoma in the
1917 college football season . In their 13th year under head coach
Bennie Owen , the Sooners compiled a 6–4–1 record (1–1–1 against conference opponents), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 451 to 103.
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No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans.
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Two Sooner received All-Southwest Conference honors: Walt Abbott and W.E. Durant.
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Schedule
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References
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"Oklahoma Yearly Results (1915-1919)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015 .
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"1917 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015 .
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"2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF) . University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014 .
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"2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF) . University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014 .
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"Sooners win an easy victory over Central Normal" . The Daily Oklahoman . September 23, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Sooner scoring machine swamps Kingfisher College 179 to 0" . The Oklahoma Daily . September 30, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Sooners win but Phillips fights hard" . The Daily Oklahoman . October 7, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Illinois open play topples Oklahoma in 44 to 0 contest" . The Chicago Tribune . October 14, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Oklahoma scores notable victory over Texans" . The Daily Oklahoman . October 21, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tigers drop game to Oklahoma, 14–7" . St. Joseph Gazette . November 4, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Still the Jawhawkers win" . The Kansas City Star . November 11, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Oklahoma-Arkansas Game Drawn Gridiron Battle" .
The Daily Oklahoman .
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . November 18, 1917. p. 15. Retrieved February 14, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Rain threatens Fort Smith game" . Arkansas Democrat . November 17, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Lighter Kendall team no match for formidable Oklahomans" . The Tulsa Democrat . November 25, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Aggies triumph over long victorious rivals" . The Daily Oklahoman . November 30, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Army eleven breaks Sooner line, winning 21 to 7" . The Daily Oklahoman . December 16, 1917. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ DeLassus, David.
"Oklahoma Yearly Results 1915–1919" .
College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from
the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015 .
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