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1955 Oklahoma State

2–⁠8 (1–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Cliff Speegle.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma State in 1955, game by game: lost at Arkansas 0–21; lost vs. Texas Tech 6–24; lost vs. Wichita State 7–14; lost at Houston 13–21; lost at Detroit Mercy 0–7; won vs. Tulsa 14–0; lost vs. Colorado State 13–20; lost at Kansas 7–12; won vs. Kansas State 28–0; lost at No. 2 Oklahoma 0–53+28−53Lost 0–21 at Arkansas-21ArkansasLost 6–24 vs. Texas Tech-18Texas TechLost 7–14 vs. Wichita State-7Wichita StateLost 13–21 at Houston-8HoustonLost 0–7 at Detroit Mercy-7Detroit MercyWon 14–0 vs. Tulsa+14TulsaLost 13–20 vs. Colorado State-7Colorado StateLost 7–12 at Kansas-5KansasWon 28–0 vs. Kansas State+28Kansas StateLost 0–53 at No. 2 Oklahoma-53No. 2 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atArkansasL 0–⁠2135%
Oct 1vsTexas TechL 6–⁠2447%
Oct 8vsWichita StateL 7–⁠1453%
Oct 15atHoustonL 13–⁠2134%
Oct 21atDetroit MercyL 0–⁠747%
Oct 29vsTulsaW 14–⁠065%
Nov 5vsColorado StateL 13–⁠2051%
Nov 12atKansasL 7–⁠1258%
Nov 19vsKansas StateW 28–⁠041%
Nov 26at2OklahomaL 0–⁠538%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 53–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
88–⁠172
Coach
Cliff Speegle
Elo
1433 −93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.4 No. 72 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1955 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wichita State3–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Detroit Mercy3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Houston2–⁠26–⁠4
Tulsa1–⁠32–⁠7–⁠1
Oklahoma State1–⁠32–⁠8

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