Oklahoma Sooners football, 1895–1899

Contents:	1895 - 1896 - 1897 - 1898 - 1899

1895

1895 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Independent
1895 record	0-1
Head coach	John A. Harts
Seasons « None 1896 »

Overview

1895 was the first year the University of Oklahoma sponsored football. In 1896, the team would have no coach, as John Harts would leave to go prospecting for gold in the Arctic.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
11/7/95	Oklahoma City	Norman, OK	L 0-34

1896

1896 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Independent
1896 record	2-0
Head coach	None
Seasons « 1895 1897 »

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
10/28/96	Norman HS	Norman, OK	W 12-0
11/11/96	Norman HS	Norman, OK	W 16-4

1897

1897 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Independent
1897 record	2-0
Head coach	None
Seasons « 1896 1898 »

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
12/1/97	Oklahoma City	Norman, OK	W 16-0
12/31/97	Kingfisher College	Norman, OK	W 17-8

1898

1898 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Independent
1898 record	2-0
Head coach	Vernon Louis Parrington
Seasons « 1897 1899 »

Overview

Oklahoma plays their first game outside Norman.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
11/17/98	Arkansas City	Norman, OK	W 5-0
11/28/98	at Ft. Worth	Ft. Worth, TX	W 24-0

1899

1899 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Independent
1899 record	2-1
Head coach	Vernon Louis Parrington
Seasons « 1898 1900 »

Overview

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
10/12/99	Kingfisher	Norman, OK	W 39-6
11/4/99	Arkansas	Shawnee, OK	W 11-5
11/9/99	at Arkansas City	Arkansas City, KS	L 11-17

Notes

Oklahoma Sooners football Venues Boyd Field (1905–1923) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present) Barry Switzer Center Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Bedlam Series (Oklahoma State) Nebraska Red River Rivalry (Texas) Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe (Missouri) Culture & lore Championships Sooner Schooner Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band The Oklahoma Heismen People Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Seasons 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 National championship seasons in bold