1895 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1895 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the Oklahoma Sooners of the University of Oklahoma during the 1895 college football season and was its first football team ever fielded.[1] The team completed its inaugural season with a 0–1 record. The Sooners played their first football game in history against a town team from Oklahoma City and lost by a final score of 34–0. This was the program's one and only season under the guidance of head coach John A. Harts. The next season he was gold prospecting in the Arctic.

1895 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceIndependent
1895 record0–1
Head coachJohn A. Harts (1st season)
1895 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Texas      5 0 0
LSU      3 0 0
Arkansas      1 0 0
Henry Kendall      1 0 0
North Carolina      7 1 1
VMI      5 1 0
West Virginia      5 1 0
Centre      4 1 1
Wofford      3 1 0
Virginia      9 3 0
Navy      5 2 0
VAMC      4 2 0
Ole Miss      2 1 0
South Carolina      2 1 0
Tennessee      3 2 1
Tulane      3 2 0
Kentucky State      4 5 0
North Carolina A&M      1 2 1
Delaware      1 3 0
Wake Forest      0 0 1
Marshall      0 1 1
Catholic University      0 1 0
Oklahoma      0 1 0
Furman      0 2 0
Mississippi A&M      0 2 0
Richmond      0 5 1

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 7at Oklahoma City TownOklahoma City, Oklahoma TerritoryL 0–34

[2]

Roster

1895 Oklahoma Sooners Football[3]
  • Fred Bene
  • Jasper Clapham
  • Bert Dunn
  • J. C. Evans
   
  • John Prickett
  • R. Risinger
  • Null Royter

See also

  • List of the first college football game in each US state

References

  1. "2014 Oklahoma Football Media Guide". 2014 Oklahoma Football Media Guide. soonersports.com. 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  3. http://www.soonerstats.com/football/players/roster.cfm?seasonid=1895#.WE9hhOArKJf
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