1916 Oklahoma Sooners football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1916
| team = Oklahoma Sooners
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Southwest Conference
| short_conf = SWC
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 2–1
| head_coach = Bennie Owen
| hc_year = 12th
| captain = Homer Montgomery
| stadium = Boyd Field
}}
{{1916 Southwest Conference football standings}}
The 1916 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1916 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach Bennie Owen, the Sooners compiled a 6–5 record (2–1 against conference opponents), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 472 to 115.{{cite web|title=1916 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 20, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oklahoma/1916-schedule.html}}
No Sooners were recognized as All-Americans.{{cite web|title=2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement|publisher=University of Oklahoma|year=2014|access-date=July 20, 2014|page=90|url=https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000&}}
One Sooner received All-Southwest Conference honors: Willis Hott.{{cite web|title=2014 Oklahoma Football Records Supplement|publisher=University of Oklahoma|year=2014|access-date=July 20, 2014|page=95|url=https://admin.xosn.com/pdf9/2900563.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=31000&}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1916|team=Central State Bronchos|title=Central State (OK)}}
| site_stadium = Fair Park
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, OK
| score = 27–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-oklahoma-university-def/141804854/|work=The Houston Post|title=Oklahoma University defeated Central 27 to 0|date=September 24, 1916|accessdate=February 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Oklahoma Catholic
| site_stadium = Boyd Field
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 107–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-sooners-smother-cath/141805361/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Sooners smother Catholics' eleven|date=October 1, 1916|accessdate=February 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1916|team=Southwestern Normal Bulldogs|title=Southwestern Normal}}
| site_stadium = Boyd Field
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 140–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-sooners-defeat-normalites-14/141805628/|work=Tulsa Daily World|title=Sooners defeat Normalites 140–0|date=October 8, 1916|accessdate=February 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kendall
| site_stadium = Boyd Field
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 0–16
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-the-sooners-were-be/141805796/|work=The Kansas City Star|title=The Sooners were beaten|date=October 15, 1916|accessdate=February 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = Fair Park Stadium
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–21
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123382860/sooners-bow-to-the-longhorns/|work=Tulsa Daily World|title=Sooners bow to the Longhorns|date=October 22, 1916|accessdate=April 23, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Boyd Field
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–23
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-straight-footbal/141805996/|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|title=Straight football gives Missouri U. victory over Oklahoma Sooners, 23–14|date=October 29, 1916|accessdate=February 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = McCook Field
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| score = 13–21
| source = {{cite news|title=Aerial Plays Win for Jayhawkers|newspaper=The Topeka Daily Capital|date=November 5, 1916|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115434463/aerial-plays-win-for-jayhawkers/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1916|team=Kingfisher Preachers|title=Kingfisher}}
| site_stadium = Boyd Field
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 96–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-sooners-smother-king/141806178/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Sooners smother Kingfisher, 96–0|date=November 12, 1916|accessdate=February 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Boyd Field
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 13–14
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-aggies-defeat-sooners/141806374/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=Aggies defeat Sooners|date=November 19, 1916|accessdate=February 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Arkansas
| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Smith, AR
| score = 14–13
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-sooners-stage-whirlw/140864854/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Sooners stage whirlwind finish and nose out Razorbacks, 14 to 13|date=November 26, 1916|accessdate=February 13, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Oklahoma A&M
| site_stadium = Fair Park
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, OK
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 41–7
| attend = 7,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-sooners-overwhelm-an/141741837/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Sooners overwhelm ancient Aggie foes before big throng|date=December 1, 1916|accessdate=February 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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