1927 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1927 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1927 college football season. In their first year under head coach Adrian Lindsey, the Sooners compiled a 3–3–2 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 117 to 101.^[1][2]

1927 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–3–2 (2–3 MVIAA)
Head coach	Adrian Lindsey (1st season)
Captain	Granville Norris
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Missouri $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Washington University	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Kansas	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Oklahoma	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	2
Kansas State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Drake	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Grinnell	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Tackle Granville Norris was recognized as an All-American,^[3] and end Roy LeCrone received all-conference honors.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 8	at Chicago*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 13–7	25,000	^[5]
October 15	Creighton*	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	T 13–13
October 22	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 14–20
October 29	at Central State (OK)*	Edmond, OK	T 14–14
November 5	Washington University	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 23–7
November 12	Kansas	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 26–7
November 19	Oklahoma A&M	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Bedlam)	L 7–13
November 24	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	L 7–20
*Non-conference game

Roster

1927 Oklahoma Sooners Football
Harry Berry Mart Brown Jack Carman Tom Churchill Sam Clammer Frank Crider Bruce Drake Murray Gordon		W.C. Haller Bill Hamilton Summie Kidd Leroy Lecrone Ray Lecrone Victor Marsh Al Mayhew Prentiss Mooney		Hal Muldrow Granville Norris Martin Philips Gaciuis Short Fred Smith Leon Smith Ben Taylor Paul Ward ^[6]

References

1. . College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. "1927 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
3. "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
4. "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
5. Don Maxwell (October 2, 1927). "Oklahoma's Passes Upset Maroons, 13 to 7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "1927 OU Football Roster". Retrieved October 23, 2021.