1944 Oklahoma State
8–1 (1–0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jim Lookabaugh. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 7 Tulsa 46–40Oct 28
Tulsa was ranked No. 7, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsWest Texas | W 41–6 | 57% |
| Sep 29 | vs Arkansas | W 19–0 | 71% |
| Oct 7 | at Texas Tech | W 14–7 | 60% |
| Oct 21 | atDenver | W 33–21 | 62% |
| Oct 28 | at 7Tulsa | W 46–40 | 28% |
| Nov 4 | vsNorman Naval Air Station | L 0–15 | 81% |
| Nov 11 | at Texas | W 13–8 | 35% |
| Nov 25 | vs Oklahoma | W 28–6 | 48% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs TCUCotton Bowl | W 34–0 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat TCU 34–0 in the Cotton Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 4: 19
- Wk 8: 15
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 1944.
Missouri Valley Conference champions1–0 in the conference
Led the nationCecil Hankins: yards per catch (24.9); Bob Fenimore: total offense (1,758 yds), total offense per game (219.75)
- Record
- 8–1
- Conference
- 1–0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 15
- Points
- 228–103
- Coach
- Jim Lookabaugh
- Elo
- 1618 +145 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 15.3 No. 19 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1944 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma State | 1–0 | 8–1 | |
| Tulsa | 0–1 | 8–2 | |
 Drake | 0–0 | 7–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.