1934 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1934 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record3–4–2 (2–2–1 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainArt Pansze
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Nebraska 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Kansas 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
Iowa State 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Missouri 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1934 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1934 college football season. In their third year under head coach Lewie Hardage, the Sooners compiled a 3–4–2 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 64 to 43.[1][2]

Tackle Cassius Gentry received All-America honors in 1934,[3] and four Sooners received all-conference honors: Gentry, guard James Stacy, back Ben Poyner, and tackle Dub Wheeler.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Centenary*
W 7–012,000[5]
October 13vs. Texas*
L 0–1921,000[6]
October 20Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
L 0–614,000[7]
October 27at Kansas
T 7–7
November 3Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
W 31–0
November 10at Iowa State
W 12–08,000
November 17Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 7–8
November 22at Oklahoma A&M*
T 0–0
November 29at George Washington*
L 0–3[8]
  • *Non-conference game

[9]

References

  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. ^ "1934 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. ^ "Blocked punt gives O.U. 7–0 win over Centenary". The Oklahoma News. October 7, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Frogs, Longhorns and Owls triumph". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1934. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ McBride, Gregg (November 6, 1934). "Saturday Turnout is Likely Top Previous Mark at Nebraska U." The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 8. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colonials win on field goal". The Omaha Evening Bee-News. November 30, 1934. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1930–1934". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.


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