Oklahoma Sooners football, 1920–29

Contents: 1920 - 1921 - 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 - 1927 - 1928 - 1929

1920

1920 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1920 record 6-0-1 (4-0-1 MVIAA)
Head coach Bennie Owen
Seasons
« 1919 1921 »
1920 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Oklahoma 4 0 1     6 0 1
Missouri 5 1 0     7 1 0
Kansas 3 2 0     5 2 1
Iowa State 3 2 0     4 4 0
Drake 1 3 1     4 5 1
Washington (MO) 1 4 0     4 4 0
Grinnell 0 2 1     3 3 1
Kansas State 0 3 1     3 3 3

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/9/20 Central State* Norman, OK W 16-7  
10/23/20 Washington University Norman, OK W 24-14  
10/30/20 at Missouri Columbia, MO W 28-7  
11/6/20 Kansas Norman, OK W 21-9  
11/13/20 at Oklahoma A&M* Lewis FieldStillwater, OK (Bedlam) W 36-0  
11/19/20 at Kansas State Ahearn FieldManhattan, KS T 7-7  
11/25/20 Drake* Norman, OK W 44-7  
*Non-conference game.


1921

1921 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1921 record 5-3 (2-3 MVIAA)
Head coach Bennie Owen
Seasons
« 1920 1922 »
1921 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Nebraska 3 0 0     7 1 0
Missouri 4 2 0     6 2 0
Kansas State 4 2 0     5 3 0
Drake 2 2 0     5 2 0
Kansas 3 3 0     4 4 0
Iowa State 3 4 0     4 4 0
Oklahoma 2 3 0     5 3 0
Washington (MO) 2 3 0     4 3 1
Grinnell 0 4 0     2 5 0

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/8/21 at Central Oklahoma* Edmond, OK W 21-0  
10/15/21 at Oklahoma A&M* Norman, OK (Bedlam) W 6-0  
10/22/21 at Washington University Norman, OK W 28-13  
10/29/21 at Nebraska Nebraska Field • Lincoln, NE L 44-0  
11/5/21 at Kansas Norman, OK W 24-7  
11/12/21 at Missouri Columbia, MO L 24-14  
11/19/21 at Kansas State Ahearn FieldManhattan, KS L 14-7  
11/24/21 at Rice* Norman, OK W 27-0  
*Non-conference game.


1922

1922 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1922 record 2-3-3 (1-2-2 MVIAA)
Head coach Bennie Owen
Seasons
« 1921 1923 »
1922 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Nebraska 5 0 0     7 1 0
Drake 4 0 0     7 0 0
Kansas State 3 1 2     5 1 2
Missouri 4 3 0     5 3 0
Iowa State 2 4 0     2 6 0
Oklahoma 1 2 2     2 3 3
Grinnell 1 3 0     3 4 1
Kansas 1 3 1     3 3 1
Washington (MO) 0 5 1     1 5 1

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/14/22 Central Oklahoma* Norman, OK W 21-0  
10/21/22 Kansas State Norman, OK T 7-7  
10/28/22 Nebraska Norman, OK L 7-39  
11/4/22 at Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS L 3-19  
11/11/22 Missouri Norman, OK W 18-14  
11/18/22 vs. Texas* Fair ParkDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 7-32  
11/25/22 at Oklahoma A&M* Lewis FieldStillwater, OK (Bedlam) T 3-3  
12/2/22 at Washington University Francis FieldSt. Louis, MO T 0-0  
*Non-conference game.


1923

1923 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1923 record 3-5 (2-4 MVIAA)
Head coach Bennie Owen
Home stadium Owen Field
Seasons
« 1922 1924 »
1923 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Nebraska 3 0 2     4 2 2
Kansas 3 0 3     5 0 3
Drake 3 1 0     5 2 0
Iowa State 3 2 1     4 3 1
Kansas State 2 2 2     4 2 2
Missouri 1 3 2     2 3 3
Oklahoma 2 4 0     3 5 0
Grinnell 1 3 0     2 6 0
Washington (MO) 1 4 0     3 5 0

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/13/23 at Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE L 0-24  
10/20/23 Washington University Owen FieldNorman, OK W 62-7  
10/27/23 Oklahoma A&M* Norman, OK (Bedlam) W 12-0  
11/3/23 Kansas Owen Field • Norman, OK L 3-7  
11/10/23 at Missouri Columbia, MO W 13-0  
11/17/23 vs. Texas* Fair ParkDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 14-26  
11/24/23 at Kansas State Memorial StadiumManhattan, KS L 20-21  
11/29/23 Drake Owen Field • Norman, OK L 20-26  
*Non-conference game.


1924

1924 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1924 record 2-5-1 (2-3-1 MVIAA)
Head coach Bennie Owen
Home stadium Owen Field
Seasons
« 1923 1925 »
1924 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Missouri 5 1 0     7 2 0
Nebraska 3 1 0     5 3 0
Drake 3 1 1     5 2 1
Grinnell 2 1 0     3 3 0
Iowa State 3 2 0     4 3 1
Oklahoma 2 3 1     2 5 1
Kansas 2 4 1     2 5 1
Kansas State 1 4 1     3 4 1
Washington (MO) 0 1 0     4 4 0

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/4/24 Central Oklahoma* Owen FieldNorman, OK L 0-2  
10/11/24 Nebraska Owen Field • Norman, OK W 14-7  
10/25/24 at Drake Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA L 0-28  
11/1/24 at Oklahoma A&M* Lewis FieldStillwater, OK (Bedlam) L 0-6  
11/8/24 Missouri Owen Field • Norman, OK L 0-10  
11/15/24 at Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS L 0-20  
11/22/24 at Washington University Francis FieldSt. Louis, MO W 7-0  
11/26/24 Kansas State Owen Field • Norman, OK T 7-7  
*Non-conference game.


1925

1925 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1925 record 4-3-1 (3-3-1 MVIAA)
Head coach Bennie Owen
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1924 1926 »
1925 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Missouri 5 1 0     6 1 1
Drake 5 2 0     5 3 0
Kansas State 3 2 1     5 2 1
Iowa State 3 2 1     4 3 1
Nebraska 2 2 1     4 2 2
Oklahoma 3 3 1     4 3 1
Grinnell 2 2 1     3 3 2
Kansas 2 5 1     2 5 1
Washington (MO) 1 4 1     2 5 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 3 1     2 5 1

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/3/25 at Kansas State Memorial StadiumManhattan, KS L 0-16  
10/17/25 Drake Memorial StadiumNorman, OK W 7-0  
10/24/25 SMU* Fair ParkDallas, TX W 9-0  
10/31/25 at Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE L 0-12  
11/7/25 Kansas Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK T 0-0  
11/14/25 at Missouri Columbia, MO L 14-16  
11/21/25 Washington University Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 28-0  
11/26/25 Oklahoma A&M Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) W 35-0  
*Non-conference game.


1926

1926 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1926 record 5-2-1 (3-2-1 MVIAA)
Head coach Bennie Owen
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1925 1927 »
1926 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Oklahoma A&M 3 0 1     3 4 1
Nebraska 5 1 0     6 2 0
Grinnell 3 1 1     6 1 1
Missouri 3 1 1     5 1 2
Oklahoma 3 2 1     5 2 1
Kansas State 2 2 0     5 3 0
Iowa State 3 3 1     4 3 1
Drake 1 4 0     2 6 0
Kansas 1 5 0     2 6 0
Washington (MO) 0 6 0     1 7 0

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/9/26 Arkansas* Memorial StadiumNorman, OK W 6-13  
10/16/26 at Drake Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA W 11-0  
10/23/26 Kansas State Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 12-15  
10/30/26 at Washington University Francis FieldSt. Louis, MO W 21-0  
11/6/26 Missouri Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 10-7  
11/13/26 at Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS L 9-10  
11/20/26 St. Louis* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 47-0  
11/25/26 at Oklahoma A&M Lewis FieldStillwater, OK (Bedlam) T 14-14  
*Non-conference game.


1927

1927 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1927 record 3-3-2 (2-3 MVIAA)
Head coach Adrian Lindsey
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1926 1928 »
1927 Missouri Valley football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Missouri 5 1 0     7 2 0
#9 Nebraska 4 1 0     6 2 0
Oklahoma A&M 2 1 0     4 4 0
Iowa State 3 2 0     4 3 1
Washington (MO) 2 2 1     5 2 2
Kansas 3 3 1     3 4 1
Oklahoma 2 3 0     3 3 2
Kansas State 2 4 0     3 5 0
Drake 1 2 0     3 6 0
Grinnell 0 5 0     0 7 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/8/27 at Chicago* Stagg FieldChicago, IL W 13-7  
10/15/27 Creighton* Memorial StadiumNorman, OK T 13-13  
10/22/27 at Kansas State Memorial StadiumManhattan, KS L 14-20  
10/29/27 at Central State* Edmond, OK T 14-14  
11/5/27 Washington University Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 23-7  
11/12/27 Kansas Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 26-7  
11/19/27 Oklahoma A&M Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) L 7-13  
11/24/27 at Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO L 7-20  
*Non-conference game.


1928

1928 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
1928 record 5-3 (3-2 Big 6)
Head coach Adrian Lindsey
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1927 1929 »
1928 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Nebraska 5 0 0     7 1 1
Missouri 3 2 0     4 4 0
Oklahoma 3 2 0     5 3 0
Iowa State 2 2 1     2 5 1
Kansas 1 3 1     2 4 2
Kansas State 0 5 0     3 5 0

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/6/28 at Indiana* Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN L 7-10  
10/13/28 Creighton* Memorial StadiumNorman, OK W 7-0  
10/27/28 Kansas State Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 33-21  
11/3/28 at Iowa State Clyde Williams FieldAmes, IA L 0-13  
11/10/28 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 6-44  
11/17/28 at Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS W 7-0  
11/24/28 at Oklahoma A&M* Lewis FieldStillwater, OK (Bedlam) W 46-0  
11/29/28 Missouri Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 13-0  
*Non-conference game.


1929

1929 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
1929 record 3-3-2 (2-2-1 Big 6)
Head coach Adrian Lindsey
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1928 1930 »
1929 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 Nebraska 3 0 2     4 1 3
Missouri 3 1 1     5 2 1
Kansas State 3 2 0     3 5 0
Oklahoma 2 2 1     3 3 2
Kansas 2 3 0     4 4 0
Iowa State 0 5 0     1 7 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/12/29 at Creighton* Omaha, NE W 26-0  
10/19/29 vs. Texas* Fair ParkDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 0-21  
10/26/29 Kansas State Memorial StadiumNorman, OK W 14-13  
11/2/29 Iowa State Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 21-7  
11/9/29 Kansas Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 0-7  
11/16/29 at Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE T 13-13  
11/23/29 Oklahoma A&M* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) T 7-7  
11/28/29 at Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO L 0-13  
*Non-conference game.

Source: Oklahoma Sooners football results, 1920-1929