1926 Oklahoma
5–2–1 (3–2–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Bennie Owen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Saint Louis 47–0Nov 20
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | vs Arkansas | W 13–6 | 57% |
| Oct 16 | at Drake | W 11–0 | 47% |
| Oct 23 | vs Kansas State | L 12–15 | 56% |
| Oct 30 | atWashington St. Louis | W 21–0 | 65% |
| Nov 6 | vs Missouri | W 10–7 | 47% |
| Nov 11 | at Kansas | L 9–10 | 69% |
| Nov 20 | vsSaint Louis | W 47–0 | 91% |
| Nov 25 | at Oklahoma State | T 14–14 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Oklahoma State 14–14; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 5–2–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 137–52
- Coach
- Bennie Owen
- Elo
- 1564 +56 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.9 No. 27 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Pollock Wallace
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Missouri Valley
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Polly WallaceCAP-1- Frank PottsRBAP-1
Second team
- Roy LeCroneEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1926 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State | 3–0–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Nebraska | 5–1 | 6–2 | |
| Missouri | 4–1 | 5–1–2 | |
| Grinnell | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Iowa State | 3–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Drake | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–5 | 2–6 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.