1917 Oklahoma State

4–⁠5 (1–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Earl Pritchard.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1917, game by game: lost at Kansas State 0–23; lost at Phillips 0–6; lost at Baylor 0–17; won vs. Central Missouri 27–0; won vs. Central Oklahoma 13–0; lost at Texas 3–7; won vs. Tulsa 41–2; lost vs. Camp MacAurthur 0–39; won vs. Oklahoma 9–0+39−39Lost 0–23 at Kansas State-23Kansas StateLost 0–6 at Phillips-6PhillipsLost 0–17 at Baylor-17BaylorWon 27–0 vs. Central Missouri+27Central MissouriWon 13–0 vs. Central Oklahoma+13Central OklahomaLost 3–7 at Texas-4TexasWon 41–2 vs. Tulsa+39TulsaLost 0–39 vs. Camp MacAurthur-39Camp MacAurthurWon 9–0 vs. Oklahoma+9Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 9–⁠0; tied for 5th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
93–⁠94
Coach
Earl Pritchard
Elo
1379 −80 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.6 No. 48 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1917 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M3–⁠08–⁠0
Baylor2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Rice1–⁠17–⁠1
Oklahoma1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Texas2–⁠44–⁠4
Oklahoma State1–⁠24–⁠5
Arkansas0–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.