Oklahoma Sooners football, 1930–39

Contents: 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1933 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939

1930

1930 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
1930 record 4-3-1 (3-1-1 Big 6)
Head coach Adrian Lindsey
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1929 1931 »
1930 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Kansas 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma 3 – 1 – 1     4 – 3 – 1
Kansas State 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0
Nebraska 2 – 2 – 1     4 – 3 – 2
Missouri 1 – 2 – 2     2 – 5 – 2
Iowa State 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 9 – 0

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/4/30 New Mexico* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 47-0  
10/11/30 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 20-7  
10/18/30 vs. Texas* Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 7-17  
10/25/30 Kansas State Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 7-0  
11/1/30 at Iowa State Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA W 19-13  
11/15/30 at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS L 0-13  
11/22/30 at Oklahoma A&M* Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam) L 0-7  
11/27/30 Missouri Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK T 0-0  
*Non-conference game.


1931

1931 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
1931 record 4-7-1 (1-4 Big 6)
Head coach Adrian Lindsey
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1930 1932 »
1931 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Nebraska 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 1 – 0     5 – 3 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
Kansas 1 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Missouri 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
Oklahoma 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 1

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/3/31 Rice* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 19-6  
10/10/31 at Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 0-13  
10/17/31 vs. Texas* Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 0-3  
10/24/31 at Kansas State Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 0-14  
10/31/31 Iowa State Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 12-13  
11/7/31 Kansas Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 10-0  
11/14/31 at Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO L 0-7  
11/26/31 Oklahoma A&M* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) T 0-0  
12/5/31 at Oklahoma City* Oklahoma City, OK L 0-6  
12/12/31 at Tulsa* Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK W 20-7  
12/19/31 at Honolulu* Honolulu Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 20-39  
12/26/31 at Hawaii* Honolulu Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 7-0  
*Non-conference game.


1932

1932 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
1932 record 4-4-1 (3-2 Big 6)
Head coach Lewie Hardage
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1931 1933 »
1932 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Nebraska 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 1 – 1
Kansas 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 1
Kansas State 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
Missouri 1 – 3 – 1     1 – 7 – 1
Iowa State 0 – 4 – 1     3 – 4 – 1

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/1/32 Tulsa* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 7-0  
10/8/32 at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS W 21-6  
10/15/32 vs. Texas* Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 10-17  
10/22/32 Kansas State Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 20-13  
10/29/32 at Oklahoma A&M* Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam) L 0-7  
11/5/32 Missouri Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 6-14  
11/12/32 at Iowa State Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA W 19-13  
11/19/32 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 0-5  
11/24/32 at George Washington* Griffith Stadium • Washington, D.C. T 7-7  
*Non-conference game.


1933

1933 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
1933 record 4-4-1 (3-2 Big 6)
Head coach Lewie Hardage
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1932 1934 »
1933 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Nebraska 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0
Kansas State 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 1
Kansas 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 1
Iowa State 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 1
Missouri 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
9/30/33 Vanderbilt* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK T 0-0  
10/7/33 at Tulsa* Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK L 6-20  
10/14/33 vs. Texas* Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) W 9-0  
10/21/33 Iowa State Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 19-7  
10/28/33 at Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 7-16  
11/4/33 Kansas Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 20-0  
11/11/33 at Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO W 21-0  
11/18/33 at Kansas State Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 0-14  
11/23/33 Oklahoma A&M* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) L 0-13  
*Non-conference game.


1934

1934 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
1934 record 3-4-2 (2-2-1 Big 6)
Head coach Lewie Hardage
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1933 1935 »
1934 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Kansas State 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 1
Nebraska 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma 2 – 2 – 1     3 – 4 – 2
Kansas 1 – 2 – 2     3 – 4 – 3
Iowa State 1 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1
Missouri 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 8 – 1

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
10/6/34 Centenary* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 7-0  
10/13/34 vs. Texas* Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 0-19  
10/20/34 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 0-6  
10/27/34 at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS T 7-7  
11/3/34 Missouri Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 31-0  
11/10/34 at Iowa State Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA W 12-0  
11/17/34 Kansas State Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 7-8  
11/22/34 at Oklahoma A&M* Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam) T 0-0  
12/1/34 at George Washington* Griffith Stadium • Washington, D.C. L 0-3  
*Non-conference game.


1935

1935 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
1935 record 6-3 (3-2 Big 6)
Head coach Biff Jones
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1934 1936 »
1935 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#21 Nebraska 4 – 0 – 1     6 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0
Kansas 2 – 2 – 1     4 – 4 – 1
Kansas State 1 – 2 – 2     2 – 4 – 3
Iowa State 1 – 3 – 1     2 – 4 – 3
Missouri 0 – 2 – 3     3 – 3 – 3
Rankings from UP Sports Writers

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
9/28/35 Colorado* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 3-0  
10/5/35 New Mexico* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 25-0  
10/12/35 vs. Texas* Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 7-12  
10/19/35 Iowa State Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 16-0  
10/26/35 at Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 0-19  
11/2/35 Kansas Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 0-7  
11/9/35 at Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO W 20-6  
11/16/35 at Kansas State Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 3-0  
11/28/35 Oklahoma A&M* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) W 25-0  
*Non-conference game.


1936

1936 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
1936 record 3-3-3 (1-2-2 Big 6)
Head coach Biff Jones
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1935 1937 »
1936 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#9 Nebraska 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0
Missouri 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1
Kansas State 2 – 1 – 2     4 – 3 – 2
Oklahoma 1 – 2 – 2     3 – 3 – 3
Iowa State 1 – 3 – 1     3 – 3 – 2
Kansas 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
9/26/36 Tulsa* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK T 0-0  
10/3/36 at Colorado* Folsom Field • Boulder, CO W 8-0  
10/10/36 vs. Texas* Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 0-6  
10/17/36 at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS L 0-14  
10/24/36 #15 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 0-14  
10/31/36 at Iowa State Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA T 7-7  
11/7/36 Kansas State Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK T 6-6  
11/14/36 Missouri Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 14-21  
11/26/36 at Oklahoma A&M* Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam) W 35-13  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1937

1937 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
1937 record 5-2-2 (3-1-1 Big 6)
Head coach Tom Stidham
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1936 1938 »
1937 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#11 Nebraska 3 – 0 – 2     6 – 1 – 2
Oklahoma 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 2 – 2
Kansas 2 – 1 – 2     3 – 4 – 2
Missouri 2 – 2 – 1     3 – 6 – 1
Iowa State 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
9/25/37 at Tulsa* Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK L 7-19  
10/2/37 Rice* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 6-0  
10/9/37 vs. Texas* Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) T 7-7  
10/16/37 at Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE T 0-0  
10/23/37 Kansas Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 3-6  
10/30/37 at Kansas State Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 19-0  
11/6/37 Iowa State Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 33-7  
11/13/37 at Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO W 7-0  
11/25/37 Oklahoma A&M* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) W 16-0  
*Non-conference game.


1938

1938 Oklahoma Sooners football
Big Six Champions
Orange Bowl vs. Tennessee, L, 0-17
Conference Big Six Conference
Ranking
AP #4
1938 record 10-1 (5-0 Big 6)
Head coach Tom Stidham
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1937 1939 »
1938 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Oklahoma 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 1 – 1     7 – 1 – 1
Missouri 2 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0
Nebraska 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 1
Kansas State 1 – 3 – 1     4 – 4 – 1
Kansas 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
10/1/38 at Rice* Rice Field • Houston, TX W 7-6  
10/8/38 vs. Texas* Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) W 13-0  
10/15/38 at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS W 19-0  
10/22/38 Nebraska #14 Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 14-0  
10/29/38 Tulsa #10 Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 28-6  
11/5/38 Kansas State #11 Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 26-0  
11/12/38 Missouri #10 Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 21-0  
11/19/38 at Iowa State #7 Clyde Williams Stadium • Ames, IA W 10-0  
11/24/38 at Oklahoma A&M* #6 Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK (Bedlam) W 19-0  
12/3/38 at Washington State* #5 Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 28-0  
1/2/39 vs. #2 Tennessee* #4 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) L 0-17  
*Non-conference game.


1939

1939 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference Big Six Conference
Ranking
AP #19
1939 record 6-2-1 (3-2 Big 6)
Head coach Tom Stidham
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1938 1940 »
1939 Big 6 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Missouri 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
#18 Nebraska 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 1
#19 Oklahoma 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 1
Kansas 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
9/30/39 SMU* Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK T 7-7  
10/7/39 at Northwestern* Ryan Field • Evanston, IL W 23-0  
10/14/39 vs. Texas* Fair Park • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) W 24-12  
10/21/39 Kansas #3 Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 27-7  
10/28/39 Oklahoma A&M* #6 Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) W 41-0  
11/4/39 Iowa State #6 Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 38-6  
11/11/39 at Kansas State #6 Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 13-10  
11/18/39 at #12 Missouri #5 Faurot Field • Columbia, MO L 6-7  
11/23/39 at Nebraska #14 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 7-13  
*Non-conference game.


Source: Oklahoma Sooners football results, 1930-1939

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