Jim Lookabaugh
Jim Lookabaugh went 58–41–6 as a head coach, 1939–1949, at Oklahoma State. His 1945 Oklahoma State team claims the national title. Share
- Record
- 58–41–6 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 1
- National titles
- 1 claimed: 1945
- Best season
- 1945 9–0, No. 5
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Oklahoma State | 5–4–1 | |||
| 1940 | Oklahoma State | 6–3–1 | |||
| 1941 | Oklahoma State | 5–4 | |||
| 1942 | Oklahoma State | 6–3–1 | |||
| 1943 | Oklahoma State | 3–4 | |||
| 1944 | Oklahoma State | 8–1 | Cotton Bowl W | ||
| 1945 | Oklahoma State | 9–0 | Sugar Bowl W | 5 | |
| 1946 | Oklahoma State | 3–7–1 | |||
| 1947 | Oklahoma State | 3–7 | |||
| 1948 | Oklahoma State | 6–4 | Delta Bowl L | ||
| 1949 | Oklahoma State | 4–4–2 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Neill ArmstrongNo. 3 AAFC pick, 1947- Jim SpavitalNo. 11 pick, 1948
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 13 | 3–10 | 23% |
| Against top-10 teams | 6 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Against rivals | 29 | 10–16–3 | 40% |
| Conference games | 31 | 21–9–1 | 69% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 38 | 17–15–6 | 53% |
| At home | 47 | 27–17–3 | 61% |
| On the road | 52 | 27–22–3 | 55% |
| At neutral sites | 6 | 4–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 57 | 41–13–3 | 75% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 48 | 17–28–3 | 39% |
His own 105 games on file, 1939–1949, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Meyer 1943–1949 | 4–2–1 | TCU | 7 | |
| Dell Morgan 1941–1946 | 4–2 | Texas Tech | 6 | |
| Henry Frnka 1941–1945 | 2–3 | Tulsa | 5 | |
| Snorter Luster 1941–1945 | 2–2–1 | Oklahoma | 5 | |
| John Brothers 1946–1949 | 1–2–1 | Tulsa | 4 | |
| Miles Casteel 1940–1942 | 1–2 | Arizona | 3 | |
| Madison Bell 1945–1947 | 1–2 | SMU | 3 | |
| Bud Wilkinson 1947–1949 | 0–3 | Oklahoma | 3 |
Jim Lookabaugh’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsaseries | 11 | 4–6–1 |
| Oklahomaseries | 11 | 2–8–1 |
| Denverseries | 7 | 6–1 |
| TCUseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| Texas Techseries | 7 | 4–2–1 |
| Wichita Stateseries | 5 | 4–0–1 |
| Creightonseries | 4 | 4–0 |
| Arkansasseries | 4 | 3–0–1 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Cliff SpeegleOklahoma State, Bacone
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Speegle | Oklahoma State, 1947–49: assistant coach | Oklahoma State, Bacone |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.