1927 Oklahoma

3–⁠3–⁠2 (2–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Adrian Lindsey.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1927, game by game: won at Chicago 13–7; tied vs. Creighton 13–13; lost at Kansas State 14–20; tied at Central Oklahoma 14–14; won vs. Washington St. Louis 23–7; won vs. Kansas 26–7; lost vs. Oklahoma State 7–13; lost at Missouri 7–20+19−13Won 13–7 at Chicago+6ChicagoTied 13–13 vs. Creighton0CreightonLost 14–20 at Kansas State-6Kansas StateTied 14–14 at Central Oklahoma0Central OklahomaWon 23–7 vs. Washington St. Louis+16Washington St. …Won 26–7 vs. Kansas+19KansasLost 7–13 vs. Oklahoma State-6Oklahoma StateLost 7–20 at Missouri-13Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 20–⁠7; 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠3 7th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
117–⁠101
Coach
Adrian Lindsey
Elo
1506 −36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.9 No. 43 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Granville Norris

All-Missouri Valley

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Roy LeCroneEAP-1
  • NorrisOTAP-1

Second team

  • A. Lynwood HaskinsQBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1927 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri5–⁠17–⁠2
Nebraska4–⁠16–⁠2
Oklahoma State2–⁠14–⁠4
Iowa State3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠1
Kansas3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Oklahoma2–⁠33–⁠3–⁠2
Kansas State2–⁠43–⁠5
Drake1–⁠23–⁠6
Grinnell0–⁠50–⁠7–⁠1

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