1935 Oklahoma Sooners football team
American college football season
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The 1935 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1935 college football season. In their first year under head coach Biff Jones, the Sooners compiled a 6â3 record (3â2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 99 to 44.
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record6â3 (3â2 Big 6)
Headcoach
- Biff Jones (1st season)
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
| 1935 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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| Conference | Big Six Conference |
| Record | 6â3 (3â2 Big 6) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Captain | Morris McDannald |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Nebraska $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | â | 2 | â | 2 | 2 | â | 4 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 4 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | â | 2 | â | 3 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tackle J. W. "Dub" Wheeler received All-America honors in 1935,[1] and four Sooners received all-conference honors: Wheeler, backs Bill Breedon and Nick Robertson and tackle Ralph Brown.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Colorado* | W 3â0 | |||
| October 5 | New Mexico* |
| W 25â0 | 7,000 | [3] |
| October 12 | vs. Texas* | L 7â12 | 16,000 | [4] | |
| October 19 | Iowa State |
| W 16â0 | 10,407 | |
| October 26 | at Nebraska | L 0â19 | |||
| November 2 | Kansas |
| L 0â7 | ||
| November 9 | at Missouri | W 20â6 | 9,000 | [5] | |
| November 16 | at Kansas State | W 3â0 | |||
| November 28 | Oklahoma A&M* |
| W 25â0 | 10,000 | |
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NFL draft
One Sooner players was drafted as part of the inaugural NFL draft following the season.[7][8]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 16 | J. W. Wheeler | Tackle | Green Bay Packers |
