Jump to content

1906 Oklahoma Sooners football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1906 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–2
Head coach
CaptainJim Monnett
Home stadiumBoyd Field
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
1906 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
The Citadel     3 0 0
Kendall     2 0 0
Catholic University     1 0 0
Georgetown     6 1 0
Texas A&M     6 1 0
Delaware     5 1 0
Navy     8 2 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     1 0 1
Stetson     3 1 0
Virginia     7 2 2
Howard (AL)     6 2 1
Oklahoma     5 2 2
VPI     5 2 2
Kentucky State     4 3 0
Davidson     3 2 2
Florida     5 3 0
Maryland     5 3 0
North Carolina A&M     3 1 4
Louisiana Industrial     2 1 3
West Virginia     5 5 0
George Washington     4 3 2
VMI     4 4 0
Grant     3 3 0
Arkansas     2 4 2
TCU     2 5 0
North Carolina     1 4 2
Oklahoma A&M     1 4 2
Roanoke     1 4 2
Rollins     1 3 0
Goldey College     0 3 0

The 1906 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 5–2–2 record, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 124 to 36. Oklahoma scheduled two games in Kansas City, Missouri, against the Kansas City Medics on October 23 and the Kansas City Athletic Club on October 27, but both games were cancelled.[1][2]

Schedule

[edit]
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Central State (OK)W 12–0[3]
October 5Kingfisher
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, Oklahoma Territory
W 11–6[4]
October 12at Oklahoma A&MStillwater, Oklahoma Territory (rivalry)W 23–0[5][6]
October 20at KansasL 4–202,000[7][8]
November 23:30 p.m.vs. TexasL 9–10[9]
November 9at Central State (OK)Edmond, Oklahoma TerritoryW 17–0[10]
November 16Pawahuska Town
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, Oklahoma Territory
T 0–0
November 23Sulphur Town
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, Oklahoma Territory
W 48–0
November 29vs. WashburnOklahoma City, Oklahoma TerritoryT 0–01,000[11][12]

[13]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Football Season Opens". The Oklahoma Post. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. September 22, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Sooners Canceled K. C. A. C. Game". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. October 23, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "First Under New Rules". The Oklahoma City Times. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. September 29, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Hot Football". The Oklahoma Post. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 6, 1906. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "The Sooners Will Meet Aggies Friday". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 11, 1906. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "'Twas a Good Game". Stillwater Gazette. Stillwater, Oklahoma. October 19, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Jayhawkers Won". The Topeka Daily State Journal. Topeka, Kansas. October 22, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Jayhawkers Easily Won the Game: Defeated Oklahoma by Score of 20 to 4". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 21, 1906. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Beef Of Texas Overcame Sooners". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 3, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Sooners Shut Out The Edmond Team". The Oklahoma State Capital. Guthrie, Oklahoma. November 10, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Sooners 0 Washburn 0". The Oklahoma State Capital. Guthrie, Oklahoma. November 30, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "They Played In The Mud And Slime". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. November 30, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "2004 Oklahoma Sooners Media Guide". University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2015.