1920 Oklahoma Sooners football team
| 1920 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Missouri Valley champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1920 record | 6–0–1 (4–0–1 MVC) |
| Head coach | Bennie Owen (16th year) |
| Offensive scheme | Single wing |
| Captain | Dewey Luster |
| Home stadium | Boyd Field |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington (MO) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1920 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1920 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 6–0–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Missouri Valley Conference championship,[1] and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 176 to 51.[2][3]
Two Sooners were recognized as All-Americans: tackle Roy "Soupy" Smoot and halfback Phil White.[4]
Five Sooners received All-Missouri Valley Conference honors: back Harry Hill; end Howard Marsh; guard Bill McKinley; tackle Roy Smoot; and back Sol Swatek.[5] Marsh was the first Sooner to receive all-conference honors on three occasions, receiving the honors each year from 1920 to 1922.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| October 9 | Central State* | Boyd Field • Norman, OK | W 16–7 | ||||||
| October 23 | Washington (MO) | Boyd Field • Norman, OK | W 24–14 | ||||||
| October 30 | at Missouri | Rollins Field • Columbia, MO | W 28–7 | ||||||
| November 6 | Kansas | Boyd Field • Norman, OK | W 21–9 | ||||||
| November 13 | at Oklahoma A&M* | Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam) | W 36–0 | ||||||
| November 19 | at Kansas State | Ahearn Field • Manhattan, KS | T 7–7 | ||||||
| November 25 | Drake* | Boyd Field • Norman, OK | W 44–7 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1920–1924" (html). College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
References
- ↑ University of Oklahoma Magazine. 1921-01-01.
- ↑ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ↑ "1920 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ↑ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- 1 2 "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.