1928 Oklahoma

5–⁠3 (3–⁠2 Big Six), coached by Adrian Lindsey.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1928, game by game: lost at Indiana 7–10; won at Creighton 7–0; won vs. Kansas State 33–21; lost at Iowa State 0–13; lost vs. Nebraska 6–44; won at Kansas 7–0; won at Oklahoma State 46–0; won vs. Missouri 14–0+46−38Lost 7–10 at Indiana-3IndianaWon 7–0 at Creighton+7CreightonWon 33–21 vs. Kansas State+12Kansas StateLost 0–13 at Iowa State-13Iowa StateLost 6–44 vs. Nebraska-38NebraskaWon 7–0 at Kansas+7KansasWon 46–0 at Oklahoma State+46Oklahoma StateWon 14–0 vs. Missouri+14Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 14–⁠0; tied for 2nd in the Big Six.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Six
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
120–⁠88
Coach
Adrian Lindsey
Elo
1551 +47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.3 No. 60 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Hamilton

All-Big Six

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Tom ChurchillEAP-1

Second team

  • A. Lynwood HaskinsRBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1928 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska5–⁠07–⁠1–⁠1
Oklahoma3–⁠25–⁠3
Missouri3–⁠24–⁠4
Iowa State2–⁠2–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Kansas1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠2
Kansas State0–⁠53–⁠5

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