1898 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1898 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In their fourth year of football, and second year under head coach Vernon Louis Parrington, the Sooners compiled a 2–0 record, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 29 to 0.[1] This was the first season in which the team competed outside Oklahoma Territory, playing a road game against an Arkansas City, Kansas town team.

1898 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
CaptainC. C. Roberts
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina     9 0 0
Central (KY)     3 0 1
Oklahoma     2 0 0
Navy     7 1 0
West Virginia     6 1 0
Marshall     4 1 0
Georgetown     7 3 0
Texas A&M     4 2 0
VMI     4 2 0
Arkansas Industrial     2 1 0
Centre     2 1 2
VPI     3 2 0
Virginia     6 5 0
Richmond     3 3 1
Davidson     1 1 0
William & Mary     1 1 0
South Carolina     1 2 0
Delaware     2 5 2
Columbian     3 6 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 0
Add-Ran     1 3 1
Maryland     2 6 1
Guilford     0 3 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 43:00 p.m.at Arkansas City Tigers
W 5–0[2][3][4]
November 24Fort Worth UniversityNorman, Oklahoma TerritoryW 24–0[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma University vs the Tigers". Arkansas City Daily Traveler. Arkansas City, Kansas. November 4, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "The Tigers Tail Twisted". Arkansas City Daily Traveler. Arkansas City, Kansas. November 5, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Oklahoma, 5; Arkansas City, 0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 5, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Would Play Kansas". The Kansas City Journal. Kansas City, Missouri. November 25, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1895–1899". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.