1917 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1917 Oklahoma Sooners football

Conference	Southwest Conference
1917 record	6–4–1 (1–1–1 SWC)
Head coach	Bennie Owen (13th year)
Home stadium	Boyd Field

1917 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Texas A&M $	2	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
Baylor	3	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Oklahoma	1	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Texas	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	1	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	0	–	1	–	1	5	–	1	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1917 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1917 college football season. In their 13th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 6–4–1 record (1–1–1 against conference opponents), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 451 to 103.^[1]^[2]

No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans.^[3]

Two Sooner received All-Southwest Conference honors: Walt Abbott and W.E. Durant.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	at Central State*	Edmond, OK	W 99–0
September 29	Kingfisher*	Boyd Field • Norman, OK	W 179–0
October 6	Phillips*	Oklahoma City, OK	W 52–9
October 13	at Illinois*	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	L 0–44
October 20	Texas	Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX	W 14-0
November 3	at Missouri*	Rollins Field • Columbia, MO	W 14–7
November 10	Kansas*	Boyd Field • Norman, OK	L 6–13
November 17	Arkansas	Fort Smith, AR	T 0–0
November 24	Kendall*	Boyd Field • Norman, OK	W 80–0
November 29	Oklahoma A&M	Oklahoma City, OK	L 0–9
December 15	at Camp Doniphan*	Camp Doniphan, OK	L 7–21
*Non-conference game.

Source:DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1915–1919" (html). College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

References

↑ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ "1917 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.

Oklahoma Sooners football

Venues	Boyd Field (1905–23) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present) Barry Switzer Center

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri (Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe) Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series Texas: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat)

Culture & lore	Championships T formation Wishbone formation Oklahoma drill Sooner Schooner Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" Marching band The Kick The Oklahoma Heismen Play Like a Champion Today

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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