1926 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1926 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1926 college football season. In their 22nd year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 5–2–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Missouri Valley Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 137 to 52.[1][2]

1926 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–2–1 (3–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainPollock Wallace
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium (capacity: 16,000)
1926 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma A&M $ 3 –0 –13 –4 –1
Nebraska 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Missouri 4 –1 –05 –1 –2
Grinnell 3 –1 –16 –1 –1
Oklahoma 3 –2 –15 –2 –1
Kansas State 2 –2 –05 –3 –0
Iowa State 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
Drake 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Kansas 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
Washington University 0 –6 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans,[3] but three Sooners received all-conference honors: end Roy LeCrone; back Frank Potts; and center Pollock Wallace.[4]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9Arkansas*
W 13–6
October 16at Drake
W 11–0[5]
October 23Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 12–15
October 302:30 p.m.at Washington University
W 21–07,500[6][7][8]
November 6Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK (rivalry)
W 10–7
November 13at Kansas
L 9–10
November 20Saint Louis*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 47–0
November 25at Oklahoma A&M
T 14–14

References
  1. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1926 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. Harry "Pat" Page (October 17, 1926). "Fumbles at Critical Stages Down Drake, 11-0". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Washington Outweighed By Oklahoma". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. Goldstein, J. Walter (October 31, 1926). "Sooner Air Attack Sinks Washington, 21-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. Goldstein, J. Walter (October 31, 1926). "Air Attack of Sooners Beats Washington, 21-0 (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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