1931 Oklahoma

4–⁠7–⁠1 (1–⁠4 Big Six), coached by Adrian Lindsey.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1931, game by game: won vs. Rice 19–6; lost at Nebraska 0–13; lost at Texas 0–3; lost at Kansas State 0–14; lost vs. Iowa State 12–13; won vs. Kansas 10–0; lost at Missouri 0–7; tied vs. Oklahoma State 0–0; lost vs. Oklahoma City 0–6; won at Tulsa 20–7; lost at Hawaii All-Stars 20–39; won at Hawai’i 7–0+13−19Won 19–6 vs. Rice+13RiceLost 0–13 at Nebraska-13NebraskaLost 0–3 at Texas-3TexasLost 0–14 at Kansas State-14Kansas StateLost 12–13 vs. Iowa State-1Iowa StateWon 10–0 vs. Kansas+10KansasLost 0–7 at Missouri-7MissouriTied 0–0 vs. Oklahoma State0Oklahoma StateLost 0–6 vs. Oklahoma City-6Oklahoma CityWon 20–7 at Tulsa+13TulsaLost 20–39 at Hawaii All-Stars-19Hawaii All-StarsWon 7–0 at Hawai’i+7Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 7–⁠0; tied for 5th in the Big Six.

In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big Six
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
88–⁠108
Coach
Adrian Lindsey
Elo
1414 −95 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.6 No. 65 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Guy Warren

All-Big Six

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Smith WatkinsEUP-1
  • Paul YoungCAP-1; UP-2

Second team

  • Gordon GraalmanOTUP-2
  • Charles TeelOGAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1931 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1931 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska5–⁠08–⁠2
Iowa State3–⁠15–⁠3
Kansas State3–⁠28–⁠2
Kansas1–⁠35–⁠5
Oklahoma1–⁠44–⁠7–⁠1
Missouri1–⁠42–⁠8

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