1939 Oklahoma State
5–4–1 (3–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jim Lookabaugh. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern (OK) 52–0Sep 30
By 52 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Texas A&M | L 0–32 | 29% |
| Sep 30 | vsNorthwestern (OK) | W 52–0 | 72% |
| Oct 7 | vs Baylor | L 0–13 | 25% |
| Oct 14 | at Tulsa | W 9–7 | 20% |
| Oct 21 | atWashburn | W 27–6 | 30% |
| Oct 28 | at 6Oklahoma | L 0–41 | 13% |
| Nov 4 | vs New Mexico State | W 20–0 | 48% |
| Nov 11 | atWashington St. Louis | L 0–7 | 38% |
| Nov 18 | atWichita State | T 0–0 | 66% |
| Nov 25 | vsCreighton | W 20–9 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Creighton 20–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 128–115
- Coach
- Jim Lookabaugh
- Elo
- 1424 +85 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.8 No. 87 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1939 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington St. Louis | 4–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Oklahoma State | 3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Tulsa | 2–1–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 Drake | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
| Saint Louis | 1–2–1 | 5–3–2 | |
| Creighton | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
| Washburn | 1–3 | 6–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.