1935 Oklahoma Sooners football team

1935 Oklahoma Sooners football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 Big 6)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainMorris McDannald
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 21 Nebraska $ 4 0 1 6 2 1
Oklahoma 3 2 0 6 3 0
Kansas 2 2 1 4 4 1
Kansas State 1 2 2 2 4 3
Iowa State 1 3 1 2 4 3
Missouri 0 2 3 3 3 3
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1935 college football season. In their first year under head coach Biff Jones, the Sooners compiled a 6–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Six Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 99 to 44.[1][2]

Tackle J. W. "Dub" Wheeler received All-America honors in 1935,[3] and four Sooners received all-conference honors: Wheeler, backs Bill Breedon and Nick Robertson and tackle Ralph Brown.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Colorado*W 3–0
October 5New Mexico*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 25–0
October 12vs. Texas*L 7–1216,000[5]
October 19Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 16–010,407
October 26at NebraskaL 0–19
November 2Kansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
L 0–7
November 9at MissouriW 20–69,000[6]
November 16at Kansas StateW 3–0
November 28Oklahoma A&M*
W 25–010,000
  • *Non-conference game

NFL draft

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One Sooner players was drafted as part of the inaugural NFL draft following the season.[7][8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
2 16 J. W. Wheeler Tackle Green Bay Packers

References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1935 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 90. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement" (PDF). University of Oklahoma. 2014. p. 95. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma loses to Texas, 12 to 7, in duel of passes". The Oklahoma News. October 13, 1935. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma 20, Missouri 6: Sooner in Stride". The Kansas City Star. November 10, 1935. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1936 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.