1923 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (2–4 MVIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainPete Hammert
Home stadiumOwen Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas + 3 – 0 – 3 5 – 0 – 3
Nebraska + 3 – 0 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Drake 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Kansas State 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Oklahoma 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Missouri 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 3 – 3
Grinnell 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Washington University 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1923 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1923 college football season. In their 19th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 3–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 144 to 111.[1][2]

No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans,[3] and end King Price was the only Sooner to receive all-conference honors.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13at Nebraska
L 0–24
October 202:30 p.m.Washington University
W 62–7[5][6]
October 27Oklahoma A&M*
W 12–0
November 3Kansas
  • Owen Field
  • Norman, OK
L 3–7
November 10at Missouri
W 13–0
November 17at Texas*
L 14–26[7]
November 24at Kansas State
L 20–21
November 29Drake
  • Owen Field
  • Norman, OK
L 20–26

References

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1923 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Passing Game Features Last Practice Day". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Norman, Oklahoma. October 20, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma Sores Nine Touchdowns Defeating Pikers". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 21, 1923. p. 2S. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Texas Longhorns outplay Sooners and win, 26 to 14". Tulsa Daily World. November 18, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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