1931 Oklahoma State

8–⁠2–⁠1 (1–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Pappy Waldorf.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1931, game by game: won vs. Bethany (KS) 34–9; won vs. Northeastern Oklahoma State 25–0; lost at Minnesota 0–20; won vs. Arizona 31–0; won vs. Haskell 39–0; lost at Oklahoma City 0–13; won at Kansas 13–7; won vs. Creighton 20–0; won at Tulsa 7–6; won vs. Wichita State 14–6; tied at Oklahoma 0–0+39−20Won 34–9 vs. Bethany (KS)+25Bethany (KS)Won 25–0 vs. Northeastern Oklahoma State+25Northeastern Ok…Lost 0–20 at Minnesota-20MinnesotaWon 31–0 vs. Arizona+31ArizonaWon 39–0 vs. Haskell+39HaskellLost 0–13 at Oklahoma City-13Oklahoma CityWon 13–7 at Kansas+6KansasWon 20–0 vs. Creighton+20CreightonWon 7–6 at Tulsa+1TulsaWon 14–6 vs. Wichita State+8Wichita StateTied 0–0 at Oklahoma0Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Oklahoma 0–⁠0; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Missouri Valley Conference champions1–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Drake

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠0 shared first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
183–⁠61
Coach
Pappy Waldorf
Elo
1522 +9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.8 No. 56 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1931 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Drake3–⁠05–⁠6
Oklahoma State1–⁠08–⁠2–⁠1
Creighton2–⁠24–⁠5
Grinnell1–⁠25–⁠3
Washington St. Louis0–⁠32–⁠7

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