1897 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1897 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
CaptainC. C. Roberts
1897 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
  –   2 – 0 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 0 – 1
Navy   –   8 – 1 – 0
Virginia   –   6 – 2 – 1
Add-Ran   –   3 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   3 – 1 – 0
VPI   –   5 – 2 – 0
North Carolina   –   7 – 3 – 0
VMI   –   3 – 2 – 0
Guilford   –   2 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 4 – 1
Davidson   –   1 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   1 – 1 – 0
Columbian   –   4 – 5 – 1
Richmond   –   3 – 5 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M   –   1 – 2 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   0 – 1 – 0
Marshall   –   0 – 3 – 0
South Carolina   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1897 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In their third year of football and first year under head coach Vernon Louis Parrington, the Sooners compiled a 2–0 record, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 33 to 8.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 253:35 p.m.Oklahoma City Town TeamNorman, Oklahoma TerritoryW 16–0400–500[1][2][3][4]
December 314:00 p.m.vs. Kingfisher
W 16–81,000[5][6]

Roster

1897 Oklahoma Sooners football
  • Edwin Barrow
  • Jasper Clapham
  • Harry Ford
  • John Hefley
  
  • Paul Mackey
  • Bill McCutcheon
  • Fred Merkle
  
  • Joe Merkle
  • Columbus Roberts
  • Ray Smith[7]

References

  1. ^ "University of Okla., 16; Oklahoma City, 0". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. December 1, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "University of Okla., 16; Oklahoma City, 0 (continued)". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. December 1, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "University of Okla., 16; Oklahoma City, 0 (continued)". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. December 1, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "University of Okla., 16; Oklahoma City, 0 (continued)". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. December 1, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "University Won". The Guthrie Daily Leader. Guthrie, Oklahoma. January 1, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "New Year Inter-Collegiate FootBall Game". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. January 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "1897 OU Football Roster - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
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