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Sooners is the name given to settlers who entered the Unassigned Lands illegally in what is now the state of Oklahoma before the official start of the Land Rush of 1889. The Unassigned Lands were a part of Indian Territory that, after a lobbying campaign, were to be opened to American settlement in 1889.
The Oklahoma Sooners are the athletic teams that represent the University of Oklahoma, located in Norman.The 19 men's and women's varsity teams are called the "Sooners", a reference to a nickname given to the early participants in the Land Run of 1889, which initially opened the Unassigned Lands in the future state of Oklahoma to non-native settlement.
In 1908, the name was changed to "Sooners", the current team name. Their fight song is "Boomer Sooner". The OU "mascot" is the Sooner Schooner, a Conestoga wagon that crosses the field when the University of Oklahoma football team scores. It is pulled by a pair of ponies named "Boomer" and "Sooner".
If the charge of early entry was proven, these "Sooners" would lose title to their claimed land. The unique term "Sooner" was embraced as the University athletic teams' nickname by 1908, and by the 1920s was Oklahoma's defacto state nickname, "The Sooner State."
The Sooners have won seven national championships, 49 conference titles and produced seven Heisman Trophy winners in football. Oklahoma's rich sports history includes more than Sooners | Adams ...
In 2003, the Sooners defeated Texas A&M 77–0 and Texas 65–13, [123] the latter being the biggest win in Red River Rivalry history. [124] Led by Heisman Trophy winner Jason White , OU was ranked No. 1 in every AP poll of the season until an upset in the Big 12 Championship Game by Kansas State dropped them to third.
The Sooners still have a commitment from 2026 four-star Jaden O'Neal but for depth purposes would seemingly want to sign a 2025 commit as well. ... Tulsa commit Eli Marcos could be a name to watch ...
They Sooners have been too good for too long for that to happen. John Adams is a senior columnist. He may be reached at 865-342-6284 or john.adams@knoxnews.com .