1930 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

1930 Oklahoma Sooners football

Conference| Big Six Conference
Record| 4–3–1 (3–1–1 Big 6)
Head coach|

* Adrian Lindsey (4th season)

Captain| Bob Fields
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1931 ->

1930 Big Six Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Kansas $  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Oklahoma | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Kansas State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Nebraska | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Missouri | 1  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2
Iowa State | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1930 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1930 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Adrian Lindsey, the Sooners compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 119 to 71.[1][2]

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1930,[3] but two Sooners received all-conference honors: guard Hilary Lee and back Buster Mills.[4]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 4| New Mexico*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| W 47–0| | [5]
October 11| Nebraska|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK (rivalry)

| W 20–7| | [6]
October 18| vs. Texas*|

* Fair Park Stadium
* Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)

| L 7–17| 25,000| [7]
October 25| Kansas State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| W 7–0| | [8]
November 1| at Iowa State|

* State Field
* Ames, IA

| W 19–13| 4,645| [9]
November 15| at Kansas|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| L 0–13| | [10]
November 22| at Oklahoma A&M*|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK (Bedlam)

| L 0–7| 18,000| [11]
November 27| Missouri|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK (rivalry)

| T 0–0| | [12]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. ^ "1930 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. ^ "Oklahoma laces Lobos 47–0". Albuquerque Journal. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Sooners humble Nebraska, 20 to 7". Omaha Sunday Bee-News. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Longhorns score their greatest victory". Seminole Morning News. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Oklahoma reels one long run to beat Kan. Aggies". The Wichita Eagle. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Iowa State is beaten". Sioux City Journal. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Kansas rallies to lace Sooners, 13–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Oklahoma Aggies win from state foe in close game". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Tigers hold Oklahoma to tie, 0–0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 - 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
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