1904 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1904 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3–1
Head coach	Fred Ewing (1st season)
Captain	Byron McCreary

1904 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown			–					7	–	1	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					5	–	1	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					2	–	0	–	1
Davidson			–					6	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					7	–	2	–	1
North Carolina			–					5	–	2	–	2
Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					3	–	1	–	2
West Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	0
VPI			–					5	–	3	–	0
George Washington			–					4	–	2	–	2
Arkansas			–					4	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma			–					4	–	3	–	1
South Carolina			–					4	–	3	–	1
Stetson			–					2	–	2	–	0
Central Oklahoma			–					2	–	3	–	0
VMI			–					3	–	5	–	0
Kentucky University			–					3	–	4	–	0
Grant			–					2	–	3	–	0
Florida State College			–					2	–	3	–	0
Maryland			–					2	–	4	–	2
East Florida Seminary			–					1	–	2	–	0
Goldey College			–					1	–	2	–	0
Baylor			–					2	–	5	–	1
Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	4	–	0
TCU			–					1	–	4	–	1
Delaware			–					1	–	5	–	1
Kendall			–					0	–	2	–	1
Rollins			–					0	–	1	–	0
Tusculum			–					0	–	2	–	0
Florida at Lake City			–					0	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma A&M			–					0	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1904 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In their only year under head coach Fred Ewing, the Sooners compiled a 4–3–1 record, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 204 to 96.^[1] This was the first season in which the Sooners played Oklahoma A&M in the Bedlam Series. The first meeting of the two rivals, played on November 5, is known as the infamous Ball in the Creek Game

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 10		Kingfisher	Norman, Oklahoma Territory	T 0–0
October 14	4:00 p.m.	at Pauls Valley Town Team	Pauls Valley, Oklahoma Territory	W 33–0		[2]
October 21		Kansas	Norman, Oklahoma Territory	L 0–16		[3]
October 31		at Lawton Town Team	Lawton, Oklahoma Territory	W 6–0
November 5		vs. Oklahoma A&M	Island Park Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory (rivalry)	W 75–0		[4]
November 12		at Texas	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 10–40		[5]
November 18		Oklahoma State Military Institute	Norman, Oklahoma Territory	W 71–4		[6]
November 24	3:00 p.m.	vs. Bethany (KS)	Colcord Park Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory	L 9–36	2,000	[7][8][9]
All times are in Central time

References

1. "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1900-1904)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. "Football Tomorrow". Pauls Valley Sentinel. Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. October 13, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Kansas Won Quite Easily". The Daily Oklahoman. October 22, 1904. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "University Team Won". The Guthrie Daily Leader. Guthrie, Oklahoma. November 7, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Texas Defeated The Oklahoma Eleven". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 13, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Oklahoma University Piles Up Score of 71 to 4 on State Military Institute". The Oklahoma State Capital. Guthrie, Oklahoma. November 19, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Bethany Won A Hard Battle". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 25, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Bethany Won (continued)". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 25, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Easy For The Swedes". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. November 25, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .