1900 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1900 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1900 college football season. In their sixth year of football, and fourth year under head coach Vernon Louis Parrington, the Sooners compiled a 3–1–1 record, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 118 to 28. This season was the first in which the team played the Texas Longhorns and began the Red River Showdown.

1900 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1–1
Head coach
CaptainC. C. Roberts
Seasons
 1899
1901 
1900 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Baylor  300
Davidson  410
Centre  411
Virginia  721
Georgetown  513
VMI  412
Oklahoma  311
Kendall  210
Marshall  102
Navy  630
Arkansas  211
South Carolina  430
West Virginia  430
VPI  331
Texas A&M  221
Richmond  340
Maryland  341
Delaware  231
William & Mary  120
North Carolina A&M  150
Furman  021

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 103:30 p.m.at TexasL 2–28500[1][2]
October 133:30 p.m.ChiloccoNorman, Oklahoma TerritoryW 27–0300[3][4]
November 23:35 p.m.Fort RenoNorman, Oklahoma TerritoryW 79–0[5][6][7]
November 17at KingfisherKingfisher, Oklahoma TerritoryT 0–0[8]
November 29at Arkansas City Town TeamArkansas City, KSW 10–0[9][10]

References

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  1. "Practice game yesterday, 'Varsity football team, have a still practice game with Oklahoma". Austin Daily Statesman. October 11, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas Wins". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. October 15, 1900. p. 13. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Chilocco Loses to the 'Varsity 27-0". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. October 15, 1900. p. 13. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Chilocco Loses to the 'Varsity 27-0 (continued)". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. October 15, 1900. p. 14. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Seventy-Nine to Nothing". The Norman Transcript. Norman, Oklahoma. November 8, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Oklahoma University 79, Fort Reno 0". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. November 15, 1900. p. 12. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Oklahoma University 79, Fort Reno 0 (continued)". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. November 15, 1900. p. 13. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Finest Game Ever Seen". The Oklahoma State Capital. Guthrie, Oklahoma. November 18, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "'Varsity 10 Arkansas City 0". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. December 1, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "'Varsity 10 Arkansas City 0 (continued)". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. December 1, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved January 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.