1921 Oklahoma

5–⁠3 (2–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Bennie Owen.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1921, game by game: won at Central Oklahoma 21–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 6–0; won vs. Washington St. Louis 28–13; lost at Nebraska 0–44; won vs. Kansas 24–7; lost at Missouri 14–24; lost at Kansas State 7–14; won vs. Rice 27–0+27−44Won 21–0 at Central Oklahoma+21Central OklahomaWon 6–0 vs. Oklahoma State+6Oklahoma StateWon 28–13 vs. Washington St. Louis+15Washington St. …Lost 0–44 at Nebraska-44NebraskaWon 24–7 vs. Kansas+17KansasLost 14–24 at Missouri-10MissouriLost 7–14 at Kansas State-7Kansas StateWon 27–0 vs. Rice+27Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rice 27–⁠0; tied for 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 7th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
127–⁠102
Coach
Bennie Owen
Elo
1569 −20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.9 No. 35 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lawrence Haskell
Offense
Single-wing

1921 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska3–⁠07–⁠1
Missouri4–⁠26–⁠2
Kansas State4–⁠25–⁠3
Kansas3–⁠34–⁠3
Drake2–⁠25–⁠2
Iowa State3–⁠44–⁠4
Oklahoma2–⁠35–⁠3
Washington St. Louis2–⁠34–⁠3–⁠1
Grinnell0–⁠42–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.