1936 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1936 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Biff Jones, the Sooners compiled a 3–3–3 record (1–2–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 84 to 67.^[1][2]

1936 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	3–3–3 (1–2–2 Big 6)
Head coach	Biff Jones (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Connie Ahrens
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (capacity: 32,000)
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Big Six Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Nebraska $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Missouri	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Kansas State	2	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Oklahoma	1	–	2	–	2			3	–	3	–	3
Iowa State	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Kansas	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

No Sooners received All-America honors in 1936,^[3] but two Sooners received all-conference honors: tackle Ralph Brown and center Red Conkwright.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Tulsa*	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	T 0–0	8,000
October 3	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 8–0
October 10	vs. Texas*	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 0–6	25,000	^[5]
October 17	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 14–0
October 24	No. 15 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	L 0–14	25,000
October 31	at Iowa State	State Field Ames, IA	T 7–7	7,512
November 7	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	T 6–6
November 14	Missouri	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (rivalry)	L 14–21
November 26	at Oklahoma A&M*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK (Bedlam)	W 35–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1937 NFL Draft

The following Sooners were drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[7][8]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
3	35	Bill Breeden	End	Pittsburgh Pirates
4	35	Bo Hewes	Guard	Pittsburgh Pirates
5	48	Red Conkright	Center	Chicago Bears

References

1. . College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. "1936 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. "Longhorns take to air to beat Sooners in last quarter, 6–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. DeLassus, David. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
7. "1937 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
8. "Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.