1923 Oklahoma

3–⁠5 (2–⁠4 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Bennie Owen.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1923, game by game: lost at Nebraska 0–24; won vs. Washington St. Louis 62–7; won vs. Oklahoma State 12–0; lost vs. Kansas 3–7; won at Missouri 13–0; lost at Texas 14–26; lost at Kansas State 20–21; lost vs. Drake 20–26+55−24Lost 0–24 at Nebraska-24NebraskaWon 62–7 vs. Washington St. Louis+55Washington St. …Won 12–0 vs. Oklahoma State+12Oklahoma StateLost 3–7 vs. Kansas-4KansasWon 13–0 at Missouri+13MissouriLost 14–26 at Texas-12TexasLost 20–21 at Kansas State-1Kansas StateLost 20–26 vs. Drake-6Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Drake 26–⁠20; tied for 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
144–⁠111
Coach
Bennie Owen
Elo
1489 +3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.9 No. 37 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Pete Hammert
Offense
Single-wing

1923 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska3–⁠0–⁠24–⁠2–⁠2
Kansas3–⁠0–⁠35–⁠0–⁠3
Drake3–⁠15–⁠2
Iowa State3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Kansas State2–⁠2–⁠24–⁠2–⁠2
Oklahoma2–⁠43–⁠5
Missouri1–⁠3–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3
Grinnell1–⁠32–⁠6
Washington St. Louis1–⁠43–⁠5

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