1937 Oklahoma
5–2–2 (3–1–1 Big Six), coached by Tom Stidham. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 33–7Nov 6
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Tulsa | L 7–19 | 43% |
| Oct 2 | vs Rice | W 6–0 | 56% |
| Oct 9 | vs Texas | T 7–7 | 53% |
| Oct 16 | at Nebraska | T 0–0 | 24% |
| Oct 23 | vs Kansas | L 3–6 | 69% |
| Oct 30 | at Kansas State | W 19–0 | 37% |
| Nov 6 | vs Iowa State | W 33–7 | 77% |
| Nov 13 | at Missouri | W 7–0 | 51% |
| Nov 20 | vs Oklahoma State | W 16–0 | 82% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 16–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1937.
- Record
- 5–2–2
- Conference
- 3–1–1 2nd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 98–39
- Coach
- Tom Stidham
- Elo
- 1569 +62 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.4 No. 39 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Albert Corrotto
Drafted in 1938
The 1938 draft| Rd 3 | Pete Smith E | Detroit Lions |
All-Big Six
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Jack BaerBAP-1- Pete SmithEAP-1
Second team
- Waddy YoungEAP-2
- Mickey ParksCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1937 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 3–0–2 | 6–1–2 | 11 |
| Oklahoma | 3–1–1 | 5–2–2 | |
| Kansas | 2–1–2 | 3–4–2 | |
| Missouri | 2–2–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Kansas State | 1–4 | 4–5 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.