1896 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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The 1896 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as an independent during 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.

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Record2–0
Headcoach
  • None
CaptainRay Hume
Quick facts Oklahoma Sooners football, Conference ...
1896 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
  • None
CaptainRay Hume
Seasons
← 1895
1897 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre â€“ 6–0–1
Texas A&M â€“ 2–0–1
Oklahoma â€“ 2–0–0
North Carolina A&M â€“ 1–0–0
Virginia â€“ 7–2–2
VPI â€“ 5–2–1
Navy â€“ 5–3–0
Arkansas â€“ 2–1–0
Clemson â€“ 2–1–0
Columbian â€“ 2–1–0
Georgia Tech â€“ 2–2–1
Add-Ran â€“ 1–1–1
Centenary â€“ 1–1–0
VMI â€“ 3–4–0
North Carolina â€“ 3–4–1
Furman â€“ 2–3–0
Ole Miss â€“ 1–2–0
West Virginia â€“ 3–7–2
South Carolina â€“ 1–3–0
Erskine â€“ 0–1–0
William & Mary â€“ 0–2–0
Davidson â€“ 0–1–0
Delaware â€“ 0–6–0
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 13at Norman High SchoolW 12–0[1][2]
November 26Norman High School
  • Vacant field west of campus, south of Boyd Street
  • Norman, Oklahoma Territory
W 16–4[3][2]
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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[4]

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