1916 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1916 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1916 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 6–5 record (2–1 against conference opponents), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 472 to 115.[2][3]

1916 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–5 (2–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainHomer Montgomery
Home stadiumBoyd Field
1916 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Baylor 3 –1 –09 –1 –0
Rice 2 –1 –06 –1 –2
Oklahoma 2 –1 –06 –5 –0
Texas A&M 1 –2 –06 –3 –0
Arkansas 0 –2 –04 –4 –0
Oklahoma A&M 0 –3 –04 –4 –0
Southwestern (TX) 0 –4 –03 –5 –1
  • No champion recognized[1]

No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans.[4]

One Sooner received All-Southwest Conference honors: Willis Hott.[5]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Central State (OK)*
W 27–0
September 30at Oklahoma Baptist*Shawnee, OKW 107–0
October 7Southwestern Oklahoma State*
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, OK
W 140–0
October 14Kendall*
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, OK
L 0–16
October 21Texas
L 7–21[6]
October 28Missouri*
L 14–23
November 4at Kansas*
L 13–21[7]
November 11at Kingfisher*Kingfisher, OKW 96–0
November 17Kansas State*
  • Boyd Field
  • Norman, OK
L 13-14
November 23ArkansasFort Smith, ARW 14-13
November 30Oklahoma A&MOklahoma City, OK (Bedlam)W 41–7
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. "1916 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  4. "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  6. "Sooners bow to the Longhorns". Tulsa Daily World. October 22, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Aerial Plays Win for Jayhawkers". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 5, 1916. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
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