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1945 Oklahoma State

9–⁠0 (1–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jim Lookabaugh, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1945, game by game: won at Arkansas 19–14; won at Denver 31–7; won vs. SMU 26–12; won at Utah 46–6; won at TCU 25–12; won vs. No. 19 Tulsa 12–6; won vs. Texas Tech 46–6; won at Oklahoma 47–0; won vs. No. 9 Saint Mary’s (CA) 33–13+47Won 19–14 at Arkansas+5ArkansasWon 31–7 at Denver+24DenverWon 26–12 vs. SMU+14SMUWon 46–6 at Utah+40UtahWon 25–12 at TCU+13TCUWon 12–6 vs. No. 19 Tulsa+6No. 19 TulsaWon 46–6 vs. Texas Tech+40Texas TechWon 47–0 at Oklahoma+47OklahomaWon 33–13 vs. No. 9 Saint Mary’s (CA)+20No. 9 Saint Mary’s (C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atArkansasW 19–⁠1463%
Oct 6atDenverW 31–⁠765%
Oct 12vsSMUW 26–⁠1283%
Oct 20atUtahW 46–⁠674%
Oct 27atTCUW 25–⁠1262%
Nov 10vs19TulsaW 12–⁠660%
Nov 17vsTexas TechW 46–⁠685%
Nov 24atOklahomaW 47–⁠065%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs9Saint Mary’s (CA)Sugar BowlW 33–⁠1380%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Mary’s (CA) 33–⁠13 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 15
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Final: 5

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 1945.

National championsa title the school claims

Missouri Valley Conference champions1–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationBob Fenimore: rushing yards (1,048 yds), total offense (1,641 yds), total offense per game (205.1)

Consensus All-AmericanBob Fenimore, RB

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
1–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 5
Points
285–⁠76
Coach
Jim Lookabaugh
Elo
1719 +141 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.9 No. 14 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1945 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State1–⁠09–⁠05
Tulsa2–⁠18–⁠317
Wichita State1–⁠16–⁠4
Drake1–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Saint Louis0–⁠15–⁠4

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