1946 Oklahoma State

3–⁠7–⁠1 (1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jim Lookabaugh.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1946, game by game: won vs. Denver 40–7; tied vs. Arkansas 21–21; lost at Texas 6–54; lost at SMU 6–15; lost at No. 8 Georgia 13–33; won vs. TCU 7–6; lost at Kansas 13–14; lost at Tulsa 18–20; lost at Texas Tech 7–14; won vs. Drake 59–7; lost vs. No. 17 Oklahoma 12–73+52−61Won 40–7 vs. Denver+33DenverTied 21–21 vs. Arkansas0ArkansasLost 6–54 at Texas-48TexasLost 6–15 at SMU-9SMULost 13–33 at No. 8 Georgia-20No. 8 GeorgiaWon 7–6 vs. TCU+1TCULost 13–14 at Kansas-1KansasLost 18–20 at Tulsa-2TulsaLost 7–14 at Texas Tech-7Texas TechWon 59–7 vs. Drake+52DrakeLost 12–73 vs. No. 17 Oklahoma-61No. 17 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsDenverW 40–⁠779%
Sep 28vsArkansasT 21–⁠2185%
Oct 5atTexasL 6–⁠5441%
Oct 11atSMUL 6–⁠1564%
Oct 19at8GeorgiaL 13–⁠3332%
Oct 26vsTCUW 7–⁠680%
Nov 2atKansasL 13–⁠1460%
Nov 9atTulsaL 18–⁠2030%
Nov 16atTexas TechL 7–⁠1445%
Nov 23vsDrakeW 59–⁠784%
Nov 30vs17OklahomaL 12–⁠7355%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 73–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 54th-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 1946.

Record
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
202–⁠264
Coach
Jim Lookabaugh
Elo
1506 −140 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.1 No. 53 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 1Bob Fenimore RBChicago Bears
Rd 1Neill Armstrong EPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 1Neill Armstrong EBrooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)

1946 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠09–⁠117
Wichita State2–⁠15–⁠5
Saint Louis1–⁠14–⁠6
Oklahoma State1–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Drake0–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1

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