1895 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1895 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented University of Oklahoma as an independent during the 1895 college football season and was its first football team ever fielded by the school.^[1][2] The team completed its inaugural season with a 0–1 record. The Sooners played their first football game in history against a team from Oklahoma City High School and lost by a final score of 34–0.^[1][2] This was the program's only season under the guidance of head coach John A. Harts, who later left the school to become a gold prospector.^[2]

1895 Oklahoma Sooners football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	John A. Harts (1st season)
Seasons 1896 →

1895 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas			–					5	–	0	–	0
LSU			–					3	–	0	–	0
Arkansas			–					1	–	0	–	0
Henry Kendall			–					1	–	0	–	0
North Carolina			–					7	–	1	–	1
VMI			–					5	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	1	–	0
Centre			–					4	–	1	–	1
Virginia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Wofford			–					3	–	1	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss			–					2	–	1	–	0
South Carolina			–					2	–	1	–	0
VAMC			–					4	–	2	–	0
Tulane			–					3	–	2	–	0
Tennessee			–					3	–	2	–	1
Centenary			–					1	–	1	–	0
Guilford			–					1	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State College			–					4	–	5	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					1	–	2	–	1
Central (KY)			–					1	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest			–					0	–	0	–	1
Marshall			–					0	–	1	–	1
Delaware			–					1	–	3	–	0
Columbian			–					0	–	1	–	1
Richmond			–					0	–	5	–	1
Catholic University			–					0	–	1	–	0
Oklahoma			–					0	–	1	–	0
Furman			–					0	–	2	–	0
Mississippi A&M			–					0	–	2	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
December 14	Oklahoma City team	University campus Norman, Oklahoma Territory	L 0–34	[3][4]

Roster

1895 Oklahoma Sooners football[5]
Fred Bene Jasper Clapham Bert Dunn J. C. Evans		John A. Harts Bert Long Newt Medlock Fred Perry		John Prickett R. Risinger Royter

See also

• List of the first college football game in each US state