1897 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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The 1897 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1897 college football season. In their third year of football and first year under head coach Vernon Louis Parrington, the Sooners compiled a 2–0 record, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 33 to 8.

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Record2–0
Headcoach
CaptainC. C. Roberts
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1897 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
CaptainC. C. Roberts
Seasons
← 1896
1898 â†’
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1897 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma â€“ 2–0–0
Arkansas â€“ 2–0–1
Navy â€“ 8–1–0
Virginia â€“ 6–2–1
Add-Ran â€“ 3–1–0
Washington and Lee â€“ 3–1–0
VPI â€“ 5–2–0
North Carolina â€“ 7–3–0
VMI â€“ 3–2–0
Guilford â€“ 2–1–0
West Virginia â€“ 5–4–1
Davidson â€“ 1–1–0
Georgia Tech â€“ 1–1–0
Columbian â€“ 4–5–1
Richmond â€“ 3–5–0
North Carolina A&M â€“ 1–2–0
Texas A&M â€“ 1–2–0
Delaware â€“ 1–5–1
William & Mary â€“ 0–1–0
Marshall â€“ 0–3–0
South Carolina â€“ 0–3–0
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 253:35 p.m.Oklahoma City Town TeamNorman, Oklahoma TerritoryW 16–0400–500[1][2][3][4]
December 314:00 p.m.vs. KingfisherW 16–81,000[5][6]
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Roster

1897 Oklahoma Sooners football
  • Edwin Barrow
  • Jasper Clapham
  • Harry Ford
  • John Hefley
 
  • Paul Mackey
  • Bill McCutcheon
  • Fred Merkle
 
  • Joe Merkle
  • Columbus Roberts
  • Ray Smith[7]

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