1936 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season

1936 Oklahoma Sooners football

Conference| Big Six Conference
Record| 3–3–3 (1–2–2 Big 6)
Head coach|

* Biff Jones (2nd season)

Offensive scheme| Single-wing
Captain| Connie Ahrens
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1935

1937 ->

1936 Big Six Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 9 Nebraska $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Missouri | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Kansas State | 2  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Oklahoma | 1  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 3
Iowa State | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
Kansas | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Biff Jones, the Sooners compiled a 3–3–3 record (1–2–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 84 to 67.[1][2]

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1936,[3] but two Sooners received all-conference honors: tackle Ralph Brown and center Red Conkwright.[4]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Tulsa*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| T 0–0| 8,000|
October 3| at Colorado*|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| W 8–0| |
October 10| vs. Texas*|

* Fair Park Stadium
* Dallas, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–6| 25,000| [5]
October 17| at Kansas|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| W 14–0| |
October 24| No. 15 Nebraska|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK (rivalry)

| L 0–14| 25,000|
October 31| at Iowa State|

* State Field
* Ames, IA

| T 7–7| 7,512|
November 7| Kansas State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

| T 6–6| |
November 14| Missouri|

* Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK (rivalry)

| L 14–21| |
November 26| at Oklahoma A&M*|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK (Bedlam)

| W 35–13| |

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## NFL draft

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Main article: 1937 NFL draft

The following Sooners were drafted into the National Football League following the season.[7][8]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL team

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3 | 35 | Bill Breeden | End | Pittsburgh Pirates
4 | 35 | Bo Hewes | Guard | Pittsburgh Pirates
5 | 48 | Red Conkright | Center | Chicago Bears

## References

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1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. ^ "1936 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. ^ "Longhorns take to air to beat Sooners in last quarter, 6–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1935–1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
7. ^ "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
8. ^ "Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

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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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