1926 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

1926 Oklahoma Sooners football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 5–2–1 (3–2–1 MVC)
Head coach|

* Bennie Owen (22nd season)

Offensive scheme| Single-wing
Captain| Pollock Wallace
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1927 ->

1926 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Oklahoma A&M $  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Nebraska | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Missouri | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 2
Grinnell | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Oklahoma | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Kansas State | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Iowa State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Drake | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Kansas | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Washington University | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1926 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1926 college football season. In their 22nd and final season under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled am overall record of 5–2–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 137 to 52.[1]

No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans,[2] but three Sooners received all-conference honors: end Roy LeCrone; back Frank Potts; and center Pollock Wallace.[3]

## Schedule

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

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October 9| | Arkansas*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| W 13–6| |
October 16| | at Drake|

* Drake Stadium
* Des Moines, IA

| W 11–0| | [4]
October 23| | Kansas State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| L 12–15| |
October 30| 2:30 p.m.| at Washington University|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| W 21–0| 7,500| [5][6][7]
November 6| | Missouri|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK (rivalry)

| W 10–7| |
November 13| | at Kansas|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| L 9–10| |
November 20| | Saint Louis*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| W 47–0| |
November 25| | at Oklahoma A&M|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK (Bedlam)

| T 14–14| |

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

## References

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1. ^ "1926 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. ^ Harry "Pat" Page (October 17, 1926). "Fumbles at Critical Stages Down Drake, 11-0". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 2S - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Washington Outweighed By Oklahoma". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved July 6, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Goldstein, J. Walter (October 31, 1926). "Sooner Air Attack Sinks Washington, 21-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 6, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ Goldstein, J. Walter (October 31, 1926). "Air Attack of Sooners Beats Washington, 21-0 (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved July 6, 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

Seasons|

* 1895
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* 1898
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