1941 Oklahoma State

5–⁠4 (3–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jim Lookabaugh.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1941, game by game: lost at Oklahoma 0–19; lost vs. Texas Tech 6–16; won at Washington St. Louis 41–12; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 14–20; lost vs. Tulsa 0–16; won vs. Creighton 13–6; won at Saint Louis 13–7; won vs. Arizona 41–14; won at Wichita State 33–13+29−19Lost 0–19 at Oklahoma-19OklahomaLost 6–16 vs. Texas Tech-10Texas TechWon 41–12 at Washington St. Louis+29Washington St. …Lost 14–20 vs. Detroit Mercy-6Detroit MercyLost 0–16 vs. Tulsa-16TulsaWon 13–6 vs. Creighton+7CreightonWon 13–7 at Saint Louis+6Saint LouisWon 41–14 vs. Arizona+27ArizonaWon 33–13 at Wichita State+20Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wichita State 33–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
161–⁠123
Coach
Jim Lookabaugh
Elo
1536 +40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.1 No. 69 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠08–⁠2
Oklahoma State3–⁠15–⁠4
Creighton3–⁠25–⁠5
Saint Louis1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Washington St. Louis1–⁠34–⁠5
Drake0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

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