1923 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

1923 Oklahoma Sooners football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 3–5 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach|

* Bennie Owen (19th season)

Offensive scheme| Single-wing
Captain| Pete Hammert
Home stadium| Owen Field

Seasons

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1924 →

1923 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Kansas \+  | 3  | – | 0  | – | 3 |  |  | 5  | – | 0  | – | 3
Nebraska \+  | 3  | – | 0  | – | 2 |  |  | 4  | – | 2  | – | 2
Drake | 3  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 2  | – | 0
Iowa State | 3  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 4  | – | 3  | – | 1
Kansas State | 2  | – | 2  | – | 2 |  |  | 4  | – | 2  | – | 2
Oklahoma | 2  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 5  | – | 0
Missouri | 1  | – | 3  | – | 2 |  |  | 2  | – | 3  | – | 3
Grinnell | 1  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 2  | – | 6  | – | 0
Washington University | 1  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 5  | – | 0

* \+ – Conference co-champions

The 1923 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1923 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing seventh in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 144 to 111.[1]

No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans,[2] and end King Price was the only Sooner to receive all-conference honors.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 13| | at Nebraska|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| L 0–24|
October 20| 2:30 p.m.| Washington University|

* Owen Field
* Norman, OK

| W 62–7| [4][5]
October 27| | Oklahoma A&M*|

* Owen Field
* Norman, OK (Bedlam)

| W 12–0|
November 3| | Kansas|

* Owen Field
* Norman, OK

| L 3–7|
November 10| | at Missouri|

* Rollins Field
* Columbia, MO (rivalry)

| W 13–0|
November 17| | at Texas*|

* Clark Field
* Austin, TX (rivalry)

| L 14–26| [6]
November 24| | at Kansas State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| L 20–21|
November 29| | Drake|

* Owen Field
* Norman, OK

| L 20–26|

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Central time

## References

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1. ^ "1923 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
3. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
4. ^ "Passing Game Features Last Practice Day". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Norman, Oklahoma. October 20, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Oklahoma Sores Nine Touchdowns Defeating Pikers". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 21, 1923. p. 2S. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Texas Longhorns outplay Sooners and win, 26 to 14". Tulsa Daily World. November 18, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 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

People|

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

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