1895 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1895 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	John A. Harts (1st season)
Seasons 1896 →

1895 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	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
Centenary		–		1	–	1	–	0
Guilford		–		1	–	1	–	0
Wake Forest		–		0	–	0	–	1
Marshall		–		0	–	1	–	1
Columbian		–		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

The 1895 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1895 college football season and was its first football team ever fielded by the school.^[1]^[2] The team completed its inaugural season with a 0–1 record. The Sooners played their first football game in history against a team from Oklahoma City High School and lost by a final score of 34–0.^[1]^[2] This was the program's only season under the guidance of head coach John A. Harts, who later left the school to become a gold prospector.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
December 14	Oklahoma City team	University campus Norman, Oklahoma Territory	L 0–34	^[3]^[4]

Roster

1895 Oklahoma Sooners football^[5]
Fred Bene Jasper Clapham Bert Dunn J. C. Evans	John A. Harts Bert Long Newt Medlock Fred Perry	John Prickett R. Risinger Royter

References

^ ^a ^b Hume, C. Ross (November 1936). "Football myths". Sooner Magazine. Vol. 9, no. 2. p. 36–37. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Burr, Carol (Fall 1998). "If you think football is just a kids' game, you didn't attend the University of Oklahoma". Sooner Magazine. Vol. 19, no. 1. p. Inside front cover. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
^ "Local Mention". The Peoples Voice. Norman, Oklahoma. December 13, 1895. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Foot-Ball". The Democrat-Topic. Norman, Oklahoma. December 18, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved January 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1895 OU Football Roster - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".

v t e Oklahoma Sooners football
Venues	Boyd Field (1905–1923) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series Texas: Red River Showdown
Culture & lore	T formation Wishbone formation 1971 Nebraska game 2008 Big 12 South 3-way tie controversy 2016 Texas Tech game Oklahoma drill Sooner Schooner Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" Marching band The Kick Play Like a Champion Today
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
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