1912 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1912 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 5–4 record, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 197 to 80.[1]

1912 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainGlenn Clark
Home stadiumBoyd Field
Seasons
 1911
1913 
1912 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee State Normal  100
Texas  710
VMI  710
Maryland  611
Oklahoma A&M  520
Stetson  520
Livingstone  311
Louisville  310
Morris Harvey  310
Mississippi Normal  210
South Carolina  521
Navy  630
Spring Hill  420
Oklahoma  540
Rice  320
Chattanooga  440
Sam Houston Normal  220
Southwest Texas State  332
Davidson  340
Marshall  340
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  340
Tennessee Docs  340
Arkansas  460
Baylor  350
Catholic University  350
Louisiana Industrial  121
West Tennessee State Normal  121
Wake Forest  260
Kendall  140
Delaware  161
Birmingham  160
Biddle  010

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at KingfisherKingfisher, OKW 40–0
October 11Central State Normal
W 87–0
October 19vs. Texas
W 21–6[2]
October 25Missouri
L 0–14
November 2at KansasW 6–5
November 113:15 p.m.at Texas A&MHouston, TXL 6–286,000[3][4]
November 16Oklahoma A&M
W 16–0
November 23at NebraskaL 9–13
November 28vs. Colorado
L 12–14[5]

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References

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  1. "1912 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "Oklahoma beats Longhorns, 21–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1912. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "A & M Champions In Southwest". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 12, 1912. p. 11. Retrieved April 30, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Heavy Texans Defeat Sooners". The Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. November 12, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved April 30, 2020 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Colorado wins from Sooners, 14 to 12". The Umpire. November 29, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "2004 Oklahoma Sooners Media Guide". University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2015.