1940 Oklahoma State
6–3–1 (4–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jim Lookabaugh. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Washington St. Louis 53–12Oct 19
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsCentral Oklahoma | W 25–6 | 86% |
| Sep 27 | at Texas Tech | T 6–6 | 37% |
| Oct 5 | at Oklahoma | L 27–29 | 23% |
| Oct 12 | vsWichita State | W 26–6 | 83% |
| Oct 19 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 53–12 | 51% |
| Oct 26 | at Arizona | L 0–24 | 42% |
| Nov 2 | atCreighton | W 20–14 | 49% |
| Nov 9 | vsWashburn | W 33–14 | 83% |
| Nov 16 | vsSaint Louis | W 14–7 | 72% |
| Nov 23 | at Tulsa | L 6–19 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 19–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 6–3–1
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 210–137
- Coach
- Jim Lookabaugh
- Elo
- 1494 +45 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.4 No. 80 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1940 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 4–0 | 7–3 | |
 Oklahoma State | 4–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Creighton | 2–2 | 6–2–2 | |
 Drake | 2–2 | 4–5 | |
| Saint Louis | 2–3 | 3–6–1 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
| Washburn | 0–4 | 4–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.