1920 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1920 Oklahoma Sooners football
MVIAA champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–0–1 (4–0–1 MVIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainDewey Luster
Home stadiumBoyd Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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 University 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Grinnell 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
  • $ – Conference champion

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 Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) 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 Intercollegiate Athletic Association 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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9Central State (OK)*
W 16–7
October 23at Washington University
W 24–14[6][7]
October 30at Missouri
W 28–7
November 6Kansas
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, OK
W 21–9
November 13at Oklahoma A&M*
W 36–0
November 19at Kansas State
T 7–7
November 25Drake
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, OK
W 44–7[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ University of Oklahoma Magazine. January 1, 1921.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "1920 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "Washington Will Be Fit And Ready For Oklahoma U." The St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. October 22, 1920. p. 24. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma Uses Piker Errors To Triumph, 24 To 14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 24, 1920. p. 10, part 5. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Sooners Take Valley Title in Final Game: Drake Falls Before Heavy Oklahoma Team By Score Of 44 to 7". The Daily Oklahoman. November 26, 1920. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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