1904 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

1904 Oklahoma Sooners football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–3–1
Head coach|

* Fred Ewing (1st season)

Captain| Byron McCreary

Seasons

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1905 ->

1904 Southern college football independents records

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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
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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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|

* Island Park
* Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory (rivalry)

| W 75–0| | [3]
November 12| | at Texas|

* Clark Field
* Austin, TX (rivalry)

| 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)|

* Colcord Park
* Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory

| L 9–36| 2,000| [6][7][8]

## References

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1. ^ "Football Tomorrow". Pauls Valley Sentinel. Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. October 13, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Kansas Won Quite Easily". The Daily Oklahoman. October 22, 1904. p. 3 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "University Team Won". The Guthrie Daily Leader. Guthrie, Oklahoma. November 7, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Texas Defeated The Oklahoma Eleven". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 13, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved January 10, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "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 .
6. ^ "Bethany Won A Hard Battle". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 25, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "Bethany Won (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 25, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved January 11, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "Easy For The Swedes". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. November 25, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved January 11, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .

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Oklahoma Sooners football

Venues|

* Boyd Field (1905–1923)
* Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Missouri
* Nebraska
* Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series
* Texas: Red River Rivalry

Culture & lore|

* T formation
* Wishbone formation
* 1971 Nebraska game
* 2008 Big 12 South 3-way tie controversy
* 2016 Texas Tech game
* Oklahoma drill
* Sooner Schooner
* RUF/NEKS
* Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass
* Boomer and Sooner
* "Boomer Sooner"
* Marching band
* The Kick
* Play Like a Champion Today

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* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks
* All-Americans
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* Statistical leaders

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