1942 Oklahoma State

6–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jim Lookabaugh.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1942, game by game: tied vs. Oklahoma 0–0; lost vs. Baylor 12–18; won at Texas Tech 9–6; lost at Arizona 6–20; won vs. Washington St. Louis 40–7; won at Creighton 20–6; lost at No. 12 Tulsa 6–34; won vs. Saint Louis 54–7; won vs. Drake 55–12; won at Detroit Mercy 33–6+47−28Tied 0–0 vs. Oklahoma0OklahomaLost 12–18 vs. Baylor-6BaylorWon 9–6 at Texas Tech+3Texas TechLost 6–20 at Arizona-14ArizonaWon 40–7 vs. Washington St. Louis+33Washington St. …Won 20–6 at Creighton+14CreightonLost 6–34 at No. 12 Tulsa-28No. 12 TulsaWon 54–7 vs. Saint Louis+47Saint LouisWon 55–12 vs. Drake+43DrakeWon 33–6 at Detroit Mercy+27Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Detroit Mercy 33–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1942.

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
235–⁠116
Coach
Jim Lookabaugh
Elo
1596 +72 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.3 No. 44 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1942 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa5–⁠010–⁠14
Oklahoma State4–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠35–⁠5
Saint Louis2–⁠34–⁠5
Creighton1–⁠45–⁠4
Drake1–⁠43–⁠7

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