1950 Oklahoma State

4–⁠6–⁠1 (1–⁠2–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jennings Whitworth.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1950, game by game: won at Arkansas 12–7; won vs. TCU 13–7; tied at Drake 14–14; lost at No. 2 SMU 0–56; lost at Kansas 7–40; lost vs. Missouri 0–27; lost at Tulsa 13–27; won at Wichita State 32–20; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 13–20; won vs. Kansas State 41–0; lost vs. Oklahoma 14–41+41−56Won 12–7 at Arkansas+5ArkansasWon 13–7 vs. TCU+6TCUTied 14–14 at Drake0DrakeLost 0–56 at No. 2 SMU-56No. 2 SMULost 7–40 at Kansas-33KansasLost 0–27 vs. Missouri-27MissouriLost 13–27 at Tulsa-14TulsaWon 32–20 at Wichita State+12Wichita StateLost 13–20 vs. Detroit Mercy-7Detroit MercyWon 41–0 vs. Kansas State+41Kansas StateLost 14–41 vs. Oklahoma-27Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 41–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
4–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
159–⁠259
Coach
Jennings Whitworth
Elo
1445 −54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.4 No. 78 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 1Jim Spavital FBNew York Giants

1950 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠118
Detroit Mercy2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wichita State3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Drake1–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Oklahoma State1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Bradley0–⁠35–⁠5

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