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Football Games On Thanksgiving Day

Day After Thanksgiving

Season Date   Opponent Result
1972 11/23 A #5 Nebraska W 17-14
1971 11/25 H #1 Nebraska L 35-31
1967 11/23 A Nebraska W 21-14
1966 11/24 H #4 Nebraska W 10-9
1965 11/25 A #3 Nebraska L 21-9
1935 11/28 H Oklahoma State W 25-0
1934 11/29 A George Washington L 3-0
1933 11/30 H Oklahoma State L 13-0
1932 11/24 A George Washington T 7-7
1931 11/26 H Oklahoma State T 0-0
1930 11/27 H Missouri T 0-0
1929 11/28 A Missouri L 13-0
1928 11/29 H Missouri W 14-0
1927 11/24 A Missouri L 20-7
1926 11/25 A Oklahoma State T 14-14
1925 11/26 H Oklahoma State W 35-0
1924 11/27 H Kansas State T 7-7
1923 11/29 H Drake L 26-20
1922 11/30 A Washington (MO) T 0-0
1921 11/24 A Rice W 27-0
1920 11/25 A Drake W 44-7
1919 11/27 N Oklahoma State W 33-6
1918 11/28 N Oklahoma State W 27-0
1917 11/29 N Oklahoma State L 9-0
1916 11/30 N Oklahoma State W 41-7
1915 11/25 N Oklahoma State W 26-7
1914 11/26 N Haskell Indian Nations W 33-12
1913 11/27 N Colorado W 14-3
1912 11/28 N Colorado L 14-12
1911 11/30 A Texas W 6-3
1910 11/24 A Texas W 3-0
1909 11/25 N Epworth W 12-11
1908 11/26 A Washburn T 6-6
1907 11/28 A Washburn L 12-0
1906 11/29 N Washburn T 0-0
1905 11/30 N Bethany College W 29-0
1904 11/24 N Bethany College L 36-9
1903 11/26 N Bethany College L 12-10
1900 11/29 A Arkansas City Town Team W 10-6
1899 11/30 H Arkansas City Town Team L 17-11
1898 11/24 H Fort Worth W 24-0
1897 11/25 H Oklahoma City Town Team W 16-0

Games: 42
Record (%):   21-13-8 (60%)
Avg Score:   15-9
OU High Score:   44
OU Low Score:   0
Opp High Score:   36
Opp Low Score:   0
Most Total Points:   66

Notes

  • During his research for The Oklahoma Football Encyclopedia, Ray Dozier said he found many game dates in the media guides from the early 1900s that were assumed to be on Saturdays, but weren't.
  • The only game played the day before Thanksgiving was a 12-0 loss at home to Arkansas on 11/25/1903.
  • Thanksgiving days as determined by timeanddate.com.