1914 Kendall Orange and Black football team

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1914 Kendall Orange and Black football
Conference Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference
1914 record6–2 (3–2 OIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSouth Main Park
Seasons
  1913
1915  

The 1914 Kendall Orange and Black football team represented Henry Kendall College (later renamed the University of Tulsa) during the 1914 college football season. Local businessmen urged Sam P. McBirney, who had coached the team in 1908, to take over as the football coach. Prior to 1913, the bulk of its games had been played against high school teams. [1] From 1914 to 1916, McBirney built the Kendall football team into one of the best in the country. The 1914 team finished with a record of 6–2, outscored opponents 261 to 48, defeated Northwestern Oklahoma State (33–0), East Central (12–0), Pittsburg Normal (63–0), and Oklahoma Methodist (39–9), and played respectably against both Oklahoma A&M (a 13–6 loss) and Oklahoma (a 26–7 loss). [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3 Northwestern Oklahoma State
W 33–0
October 6 Northern Oklahoma JC *
  • South Main Park
  • Tulsa, OK
W 47–0
October 16at Oklahoma A&M L 6–13 [3]
October 23at East Central Ada, OK W 12–0
October 31at Pittsburg Normal * Pittsburg, KS W 63–0
November 6at Claremore High School * Claremore, OK W 54–0
November 13at Oklahoma Methodist Guthrie, OK W 39–9
November 30 Oklahoma
  • South Main Park
  • Tulsa, OK
L 7–26
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

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