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1924 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–5–1 (2–3–1 MVIAA)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Captain Obie Bristow
Home stadium Owen Field
Seasons
←  1923
1925 →
1924 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Missouri $ 5 1 0 7 2 0
Nebraska 3 1 0 5 3 0
Drake 3 1 1 5 2 1
Grinnell 2 1 0 3 3 0
Iowa State 3 2 0 4 3 1
Oklahoma 2 3 1 2 5 1
Kansas 2 4 1 2 5 1
Kansas State 1 4 1 3 4 1
Washington University 0 4 0 4 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1924 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1924 college football season. In their 20th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 2–5–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 80 to 28. [1] [2]

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4 Central State (OK)*L 0–2
October 11 Nebraska
W 14–7
October 25at DrakeL 0–28
November 1at Oklahoma A&M*L 0–6
November 8 Missouri
L 0–10
November 15at KansasL 0–20
November 222:00 p.m.at Washington UniversityW 7–06,000 [5] [6] [7]
November 26 Kansas State
  • Owen Field
  • Norman, OK
T 7–7

Roster

1924 Oklahoma Sooners Football
  • Dale Arbuckle
  • Obie Bristow
  • Ed Brockman
  • Roy Guffey
  • Glen Hartford
  • Earl Hendricks
 
  • Viene Hendricks
  • E.B. Johnson
  • Roy Lamb
  • Ram Morrison
  • William Patterson
  • James Pennick
 
  • Herbert Schaefer
  • Elmer Slough
  • James Thompson
  • Pollock Wallace
  • Lazelle White

[8]


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. ^ "1924 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. ^ "Important Changes in Piker Lineup for Game With Sooners Tomorrow". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 21, 1924. p. 49. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma Conquers Pikers, 7 to 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 23, 1924. p. 1S. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma Defeats Washington, 7 to 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 23, 1924. p. 3S. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "1924 OU Football Roster". Retrieved October 23, 2021.