1915 Oklahoma Sooners football team

American college football season January 2022 February 2026 1915 Oklahoma Sooners football 1915 Sooner Football team.png 285 Southwest Conference SWC 10–0 3–0 Bennie Owen 11th Forest Geyer Boyd Field National champion (Billingsley)SWC champion The 1915 Oklahoma Sooners football team was an American football team that represented the University of Oklahoma in the Southwest Conference during the 1915 college football season. In their 11th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 10–0 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the Southwest Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 369 to 54.1915 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 31, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oklahoma/1915-schedule.html This was the first season that the Sooners participated in the Southwest Conference. There was no contemporaneous system in 1915 for determining a national champion. However, Oklahoma was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report using its alternate "margin of victory" methodology.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records The National Collegiate Athletic Association 112–114 July 2020 Indianapolis January 12, 2021 November 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032438/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/FBS.pdf live Fullback Forest Geyer was recognized as an All-American.2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement University of Oklahoma 2014 July 20, 2014 90 https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000& Geyer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.Forest Geyer National Football Foundation March 31, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1318 Six Sooners received All-Southwest Conference honors: Elmer Capshaw, Forest Geyer, Oliver Hot, Willis Hott, Hap Johnson, and Homer Montgomery.2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement University of Oklahoma 2014 July 20, 2014 95 https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000& Schedule September 25 w y 1915 Kingfisher Preachers Kingfisher Boyd Field Norman, OK 67–0 October 2 w y y 1915 Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs Southwestern Oklahoma Weatherford, OK 55–0 October 9 w y 1915 Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers Northwestern Oklahoma State Boyd Field Norman, OK 102–0 Sooners Pile Up Big Score on Alva: 102 Was Oklahoma's Share While Northwestern Was Held Blank The Morning Tulsa Daily World October 10, 1915 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98769145/sooners-pile-up-big-score-on-alva-102/ Newspapers.com October 16 w y y Missouri Rollins Field Columbia, MO rivalry 24–0 Forward Pass Play Downs Tigers, 24-0: Oklahoma Sooners Prove Themselves Adept in Open-Field Football The Evening Missourian October 17, 1915 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98766680/forward-pass-play-downs-tigers-24-0/ Newspapers.com October 23 w Texas Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX rivalry 14–13 12,000 Sooners Defeat Longhorns When Geyer Kicks Wonderful Goal in Last Two Minutes of Play, 14-13 The Austin American October 24, 1915 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98766969/sooners-defeat-longhorns-when-geyer/ Newspapers.comK. 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Scores Two Touch Downs in Last Quarter The Topeka Daily Capital October 24, 1915 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115586442/k-u-scores-two-touch-downs-in-last/ Newspapers.com October 30 w y Kansas Boyd Field Norman, OK 23–14 Oklahoma Plays Superior Ball Defeats Kansas The Wichita Eagle October 31, 1915 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98767187/oklahoma-plays-superior-ball-defeats/ Newspapers.com November 6 w y y Kendall Association Park Tulsa, OK 14–13 Sooners Win Hardest Game of Schedule: Kendall Wins Great Reputation by Holding University to 14-13 Score The Morning Tulsa Daily World November 7, 1915 1, 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98767566/sooners-win-hardest-game-of-schedule/ Newspapers.com November 13 w y Arkansas The Hill Fayetteville, AR 23–0 Crippled Razorbacks Bend Before Oklahoma's Attack https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-arkansas-gazette/141022366/ Arkansas Gazette Little Rock, Arkansas November 14, 1915 22 February 15, 2024 Newspapers.com Oklahoma Wins Over Arkansas The Morning Tulsa Daily World November 14, 1915 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98767919/oklahoma-wins-over-arkansas/ Newspapers.com November 19 w y y Kansas State Ahearn Field Manhattan, KS 21–7 Oklahoma, 21; Kansas Aggies, 7 The Wichita Eagle November 20, 1915 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98768150/oklahoma-21-kansas-aggies-7/ Newspapers.com November 25 w Oklahoma A&M Oklahoma City, OK Bedlam 26–7 7,000 Montie Played Despite Injury Muskogee Times-Democrat November 26, 1915 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98768474/sooners-aggies/ Newspapers.com Roster George Anderson, T Curry Bell, C Elmer Capshaw, HB William Clark Corkle, G Edwards, HB Fields, E Raybourne Foster, HB Forest Geyer, FB Oliver Hott, T Willis Hott, G Hap Johnson, QB William Lively, HB Frank McCain, HB T. Howard McCasland, E McFerren, E Homer Montgomery, E Leon Phillips, G Charles Swatek, HB References Oklahoma Category:Oklahoma Sooners football seasons Category:Southwest Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Category:College football national champions Oklahoma Sooners football