1929 Oklahoma

3–⁠3–⁠2 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Big Six), coached by Adrian Lindsey.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1929, game by game: won vs. Creighton 26–0; lost at Texas 0–21; won at Kansas State 14–13; won vs. Iowa State 21–7; lost vs. Kansas 0–7; tied at Nebraska 13–13; tied vs. Oklahoma State 7–7; lost at Missouri 0–13+26−21Won 26–0 vs. Creighton+26CreightonLost 0–21 at Texas-21TexasWon 14–13 at Kansas State+1Kansas StateWon 21–7 vs. Iowa State+14Iowa StateLost 0–7 vs. Kansas-7KansasTied 13–13 at Nebraska0NebraskaTied 7–7 vs. Oklahoma State0Oklahoma StateLost 0–13 at Missouri-13Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 13–⁠0; 4th in the Big Six.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Big Six
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
81–⁠81
Coach
Adrian Lindsey
Elo
1501 −33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.4 No. 52 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Frank Crider

All-Big Six

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Tom ChurchillEAP-1
  • Frank CriderRBAP-1

Second team

  • Weldon GentryOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1929 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska3–⁠0–⁠24–⁠1–⁠3
Missouri3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Kansas State3–⁠23–⁠5
Oklahoma2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Kansas2–⁠34–⁠4
Iowa State0–⁠51–⁠7

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