1896 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1896 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
1896 record2–0
Head coach
  • None
CaptainRay Hume
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre     6 0 1
Texas A&M     2 0 1
Oklahoma     2 0 0
North Carolina A&M     1 0 0
Virginia     7 2 2
VPI     5 2 1
Navy     5 3 0
Arkansas     2 1 0
Clemson     2 1 0
Columbian     2 1 0
Add-Ran     1 1 1
Centenary     1 1 0
VMI     3 4 0
North Carolina     3 4 1
Furman     2 3 0
West Virginia     3 7 2
South Carolina     1 3 0
Erskine     0 1 0
William & Mary     0 2 0
Davison     0 1 0
Delaware     0 6 0

The 1896 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1896 college football season. In their second year of football, the Sooners compiled a 2–0 record (both against Norman High School) and cumulatively outscored the Tigers by a combined total of 28 to 4.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 28vs. Norman High SchoolOklahoma City, Oklahoma TerritoryW 12–0
November 11Norman High SchoolNorman, Oklahoma TerritoryW 16–4

Roster[]

1896 Oklahoma Sooners Football
  • Edwin Barrow
  • H. T. Burson
  • Jasper Clapham
  • Harry Ford
 
  • Hugh Haycraft
  • John Hefley
  • Paul Mackey
  • Bill McCutcheon
 
  • Fred Merkle
  • Joe Merkle
  • Columbus Roberts[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1896 OU Football Roster - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
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