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1929 Oklahoma State

4–⁠3–⁠2 (1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Pappy Waldorf.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1929, game by game: won vs. Northwestern (OK) 12–0; lost at Drake 6–18; won at Oklahoma City 18–0; won vs. Creighton 32–13; lost vs. West Virginia 6–9; won vs. Tulsa 20–0; tied vs. Saint Louis 0–0; tied at Oklahoma 7–7; lost vs. Arkansas 6–32+20−26Won 12–0 vs. Northwestern (OK)+12Northwestern (O…Lost 6–18 at Drake-12DrakeWon 18–0 at Oklahoma City+18Oklahoma CityWon 32–13 vs. Creighton+19CreightonLost 6–9 vs. West Virginia-3West VirginiaWon 20–0 vs. Tulsa+20TulsaTied 0–0 vs. Saint Louis0Saint LouisTied 7–7 at Oklahoma0OklahomaLost 6–32 vs. Arkansas-26Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsNorthwestern (OK)W 12–⁠078%
Oct 5atDrakeL 6–⁠1819%
Oct 12atOklahoma CityW 18–⁠055%
Oct 19vsCreightonW 32–⁠1353%
Oct 26vsWest VirginiaL 6–⁠949%
Nov 2vsTulsaW 20–⁠082%
Nov 16vsSaint LouisT 0–⁠082%
Nov 23atOklahomaT 7–⁠725%
Nov 28vsArkansasL 6–⁠3234%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 32–⁠6; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠1 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
107–⁠79
Coach
Pappy Waldorf
Elo
1371 +28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.6 No. 65 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1929 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Drake3–⁠0–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Grinnell1–⁠0–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Oklahoma State1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Washington St. Louis0–⁠1–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Creighton0–⁠32–⁠6

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