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][2]

1912 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Bennie Owen (8th season)
Captain	Glenn Clark
Home stadium	Boyd Field
Seasons ← 1911 1913 →

1912 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					1	–	0	–	0
Texas			–					7	–	1	–	0
VMI			–					7	–	1	–	0
Maryland			–					6	–	1	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					6	–	2	–	0
Livingstone			–					3	–	1	–	1
Louisville			–					3	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Normal			–					2	–	1	–	0
South Carolina			–					5	–	2	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma			–					5	–	4	–	0
Rice			–					3	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	4	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					3	–	3	–	2
Davidson			–					3	–	4	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					3	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					3	–	4	–	0
Arkansas			–					4	–	6	–	0
Baylor			–					3	–	5	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	5	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	2	–	1
West Tennessee State Normal			–					1	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest			–					2	–	6	–	0
Kendall			–					1	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	6	–	1
Biddle			–					0	–	1	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5		at Kingfisher	Kingfisher, OK	W 40–0
October 11		Central State (OK)	Boyd Field Norman, OK	W 87–0
October 19		vs. Texas	Gaston Field Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 21–6		^[3]
October 25		Missouri	Boyd Field Norman, OK (rivalry)	L 0–14
November 2		at Kansas	McCook Field Lawrence, KS	W 6–5
November 11	3:15 p.m.	at Texas A&M	Houston, TX	L 6–28	6,000	^[4]^[5]
November 16		Oklahoma A&M	Boyd Field Norman, OK (rivalry)	W 16–0
November 23		at Nebraska	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 9–13
November 28		vs. Colorado	Broadway Park Denver, CO	L 12–14		^[6]
All times are in Central time

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References

1. . College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. "1912 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
3. "Oklahoma beats Longhorns, 21–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1912. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "A & M Champions In Southwest". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 12, 1912. p. 11. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "Heavy Texans Defeat Sooners". The Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. November 12, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. "Colorado wins from Sooners, 14 to 12". The Umpire. November 29, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "2004 Oklahoma Sooners Media Guide". University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2015.