1935 Oklahoma Sooners football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1935

| team = Oklahoma Sooners

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Six Conference

| short_conf = Big 6

| record = 6–3

| conf_record = 3–2

| head_coach = Biff Jones

| hc_year = 1st

| off_scheme = Single-wing

| def_scheme =

| captain = Morris McDannald

| stadium = Memorial Stadium

}}

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.{{cite web|title=1935 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/1935-schedule.html}}

Tackle J. W. "Dub" Wheeler received All-America honors in 1935,{{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&}} and four Sooners received all-conference honors: Wheeler, backs Bill Breedon and Nick Robertson and tackle Ralph Brown.{{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 28

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Colorado

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 3–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = New Mexico

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 25–0

| attend = 7,000

| source = {{cite news|title=New Mexico Lobos Baffled 25-0 by Oklahoma's Versatile Attack|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=October 6, 1935|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25260148/new_mexico_lobos_baffled_250_by/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Texas

| site_stadium = Fair Park Stadium

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–12

| attend = 16,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123593075/oklahoma-loses-to-texas-12-to-7-in-due/|work=The Oklahoma News|title=Oklahoma loses to Texas, 12 to 7, in duel of passes|date=October 13, 1935|accessdate=April 26, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = w

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 16–0

| attend = 10,407

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–19

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = l

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 0–7

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, MO

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 20–6

| attend = 9,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Oklahoma 20, Missouri 6: Sooner in Stride|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|date=November 10, 1935|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113551017/oklahoma-20-missouri-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| score = 3–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 28

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Oklahoma A&M

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| gamename = Bedlam Series

| score = 25–0

| attend = 10,000

}}

NFL draft

One Sooner players was drafted as part of the inaugural NFL draft following the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1936/draft.htm|title=1936 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 29, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/oklahoma/drafted.htm|title=Oklahoma Drafted Players/Alumni|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=April 23, 2023}}

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2	16	J. W. Wheeler	Tackle	Green Bay Packers

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