1940 Oklahoma
6–3 (4–1 Big Six), coached by Tom Stidham. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 14–0Oct 19
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs Oklahoma State | W 29–27 | 77% |
| Oct 12 | vs Texas | L 16–19 | 60% |
| Oct 19 | vs Kansas State | W 14–0 | 76% |
| Oct 26 | at Iowa State | W 20–7 | 68% |
| Nov 2 | vs 12Nebraska | L 0–13 | 56% |
| Nov 9 | at Kansas | W 13–0 | 73% |
| Nov 16 | vs Missouri | W 7–0 | 55% |
| Nov 23 | vs Temple | W 9–6 | 76% |
| Nov 30 | at15Santa Clara | L 13–33 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Santa Clara 33–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Six.
In program history: The tied 70th-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 1940.
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 121–105
- Coach
- Tom Stidham
- Elo
- 1613 +2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.0 No. 47 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Gus Kitchens
All-Big Six
5 first teamFirst team
John MartinB
Jack JacobsB- Bill JenningsEAP-1; UP-1
- Roger EasonOTAP-1; UP-2
- Hal LaharOGAP-2; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1940 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5–0 | 8–2 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 4–1 | 6–3 | |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa State | 2–3 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas State | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
| Kansas | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.