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1921 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3 (2–3 MVIAA)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Captain Lawrence Haskell
Home stadium Boyd Field
Seasons
←  1920
1922 →
1921 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 3 0 0 7 1 0
Kansas State 4 2 0 5 3 0
Missouri 4 2 0 6 2 0
Drake 2 2 0 5 2 0
Kansas 3 3 0 4 4 0
Iowa State 3 4 0 4 4 0
Oklahoma 2 3 0 5 3 0
Washington University 2 3 0 4 3 1
Grinnell 0 4 0 2 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1921 college football season. In their 17th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 5–3 record (2-3 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 127 to 102. [1] [2]

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8at Central State (OK)* Edmond, OKW 21–0
October 15 Oklahoma A&M*W 6–0
October 222:30 p.m. Washington University
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, OK
W 28–137,000 [5] [6] [7] [8]
October 29at NebraskaL 0-44
November 5 Kansas
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, OK
W 24–7
November 12at MissouriL 14-24
November 19at Kansas StateL 7-14
November 24 Rice*
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, OK
W 27–0

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. ^ "1921 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. ^ "Pikers Conceding Weight Advantage To Sooner Eleven". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 22, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Sooner-Piker". The Daily Oklahoman. Norman, Oklahoma. October 21, 1921. p. 11. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Heavy Oklahoma Eleven Defeats Pikers, 28 to 13". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 23, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Sooner Sport Service". The Oklahoma Daily. Norman, Oklahoma. October 23, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.