The 1921 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1921 college football season. In their 17th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 5–3 record (2-3 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 127 to 102.[1][2]
| 1921 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–3 (2–3 MVIAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | Lawrence Haskell |
| Home stadium | Boyd Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans,[3] and end Howard Marsh was the only Sooner to receive all-conference honors.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 8 | at Central State (OK)* | Edmond, OK | W 21–0 | |||
| October 15 | Oklahoma A&M* | W 6–0 | ||||
| October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Washington University |
| W 28–13 | 7,000 | [5][6][7][8] |
| October 29 | at Nebraska | L 0-44 | ||||
| November 5 | Kansas |
| W 24–7 | |||
| November 12 | at Missouri | L 14-24 | ||||
| November 19 | at Kansas State | L 7-14 | ||||
| November 24 | Rice* |
| W 27–0 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1921 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "Pikers Conceding Weight Advantage To Sooner Eleven". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 22, 1921. p. 6. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Sooner-Piker". The Daily Oklahoman. Norman, Oklahoma. October 21, 1921. p. 11. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Heavy Oklahoma Eleven Defeats Pikers, 28 to 13". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 23, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Sooner Sport Service". The Oklahoma Daily. Norman, Oklahoma. October 23, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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