By Chris Marler
Bowl Season is underway with 13 SEC teams playing in the postseason. Before toe meets leather for all the games let’s get to know some fun facts about the non-conference opponents from around the country they’ll be facing.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl between Oklahoma and Navy.
(Note: the “facts” are from Wikipedia, made up entirely, and meant to not be taken seriously. Enjoy!)
ABOUT THE SCHOOLS
Oklahoma
Location – Norman, OK
Founded In – 1890
Tuition – $30,486
Enrollment – 32,676
Acceptance Rate – 77.2 Percent
Mascot – No one really knows
Navy
Location – Annapolis, MD
Founded In – 1845
Tuition – $0.00
Enrollment – 4,576
Acceptance Rate – 10.8% Percent
Mascot – A patriot in Ray Bans
FUN FACTS & TRADITIONS
Oklahoma
1. They have a floor to ceiling tornado simulator on campus
2. Had a dog named Mex in charge of keeping strays off football field during games. He’s buried in the stadium
3. Oklahoma won their first national title in 1935, and most likely won’t win another in football for quite some time
Navy
1. The Academy has one of the lowest student to teacher ratios at 8:1
2. Navy offers 26 different degree programs and has 35 sports
3. Its first classes were actually taught on ships as early as 1825. The current buildings on campus are made almost exclusively of Maine granite
FAMOUS ALUMNI
Oklahoma
Brian Bosworth – Dr. Pepper Cop
Reba McEntire – Single Mom. Works 2 Jobs.
Ed Harris – National Treasure 2
Olivia Munn – OG NSFW Author
Adrian Peterson – GOAT Freshman RB
Kyler Murray – Little QG. Big World.
Navy
Jimmy Carter – White dude for Kamala
Albert Michelson – Discovered Speed of Light
Jim Lovell – Commander of Apollo 13
David Robinson – If Tim Duncan was cool
Carl Osburn – 2nd Most US Olympics all-time (11)
Roger Staubach – Heisman winner
John Geisse – Founder of Target
