1920 Oklahoma Sooners football team
American college football season
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The 1920 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1920 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled an overall record of 6â0â1 with a mark of 4â0â1 in conference play, winning the MVC title,[1] and outscored opponents by a combined total of 176 to 51.[2]
- Bennie Owen (16th season)
| 1920 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6â0â1 (4â0â1 MVC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | Dewey Luster |
| Home stadium | Boyd Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 0 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 0 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Two Sooners were recognized as All-Americans: tackle Roy "Soupy" Smoot and halfback Phil White.[3]
Five Sooners received All-Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association honors: back Harry Hill; end Howard Marsh; guard Bill McKinley; tackle Roy Smoot; and back Sol Swatek.[4] Marsh was the first Sooner to receive all-conference honors on three occasions, receiving the honors each year from 1920 to 1922.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 9 | Central State Teachers* | W 16â7 | ||
| October 23 | at Washington University | W 24â14 | [5][6] | |
| October 30 | at Missouri | W 28â7 | ||
| November 6 | Kansas |
| W 21â9 | |
| November 13 | at Oklahoma A&M* | W 36â0 | ||
| November 19 | at Kansas State | T 7â7 | ||
| November 25 | Drake |
| W 44â7 | [7] |
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