1938 Oklahoma State

2–⁠8 (0–⁠4 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Ted Cox.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1938, game by game: won vs. Central Oklahoma 23–12; lost at Arkansas 7–27; lost vs. Baylor 6–20; lost at Creighton 7–16; lost at Tulsa 7–20; lost vs. Washburn 0–14; lost vs. Washington St. Louis 0–24; won at Oklahoma City 19–12; lost vs. Wichita State 6–14; lost vs. No. 6 Oklahoma 0–19+11−24Won 23–12 vs. Central Oklahoma+11Central OklahomaLost 7–27 at Arkansas-20ArkansasLost 6–20 vs. Baylor-14BaylorLost 7–16 at Creighton-9CreightonLost 7–20 at Tulsa-13TulsaLost 0–14 vs. Washburn-14WashburnLost 0–24 vs. Washington St. Louis-24Washington St. …Won 19–12 at Oklahoma City+7Oklahoma CityLost 6–14 vs. Wichita State-8Wichita StateLost 0–19 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma-19No. 6 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 19–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

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

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠4 7th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
75–⁠178
Coach
Ted Cox
Elo
1259 −121 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.0 No. 115 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1938 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washburn1–⁠06–⁠3
Tulsa3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Creighton1–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Drake1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Saint Louis0–⁠1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Oklahoma State0–⁠42–⁠8

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