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1897 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–0
Head coach
CaptainC. C. Roberts
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Southern college football independents records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Oklahoma     2 0 0
    Arkansas     2 0 1
    Navy     8 1 0
    Virginia     6 2 1
    Add-Ran     3 1 0
    Washington and Lee     3 1 0
    VPI     5 2 0
    North Carolina     7 3 0
    VMI     3 2 0
    Guilford     2 1 0
    West Virginia     5 4 1
    Davidson     1 1 0
    Georgia Tech     1 1 0
    Columbian     4 5 1
    Richmond     3 5 0
    North Carolina A&M     1 2 0
    Texas A&M     1 2 0
    Delaware     1 5 1
    William & Mary     0 1 0
    Marshall     0 3 0
    South Carolina     0 3 0

    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.[1]

    Schedule

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    DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    November 253:35 p.m.Oklahoma City Town TeamNorman, Oklahoma TerritoryW 16–0400–500[2][3][4][5]
    December 314:00 p.m.vs. Kingfisher
    • Fair grounds
  • Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory
  • W 16–81,000[6][7]

    [8]

    Roster

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    1897 Oklahoma Sooners football
    • Edwin Barrow
    • Jasper Clapham
    • Harry Ford
    • John Hefley
     
    • Paul Mackey
    • Bill McCutcheon
    • Fred Merkle
     
    • Joe Merkle
    • Columbus Roberts
    • Ray Smith[9]

    References

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    1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  • ^ "University of Okla., 16; Oklahoma City, 0". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. December 1, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "University of Okla., 16; Oklahoma City, 0 (continued)". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. December 1, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "University of Okla., 16; Oklahoma City, 0 (continued)". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. December 1, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "University of Okla., 16; Oklahoma City, 0 (continued)". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. December 1, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "University Won". The Guthrie Daily Leader. Guthrie, Oklahoma. January 1, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "New Year Inter-Collegiate FootBall Game". The University Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. January 15, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ DeLassus, David. "Oklahoma Yearly Results 1895–1899". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  • ^ "1897 OU Football Roster - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
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