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1946 Oklahoma

8–⁠3 (4–⁠1 Big Six), coached by Jim Tatum, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oklahoma in 1946, game by game: lost at Army 7–21; won vs. Texas A&M 10–7; lost vs. No. 1 Texas 13–20; won vs. Kansas State 28–7; won at Iowa State 63–0; won at TCU 14–12; lost at Kansas 13–16; won vs. Missouri 27–6; won vs. Nebraska 27–6; won at Oklahoma State 73–12; won vs. NC State 34–13+63−14Lost 7–21 at Army-14ArmyWon 10–7 vs. Texas A&M+3Texas A&MLost 13–20 vs. No. 1 Texas-7No. 1 TexasWon 28–7 vs. Kansas State+21Kansas StateWon 63–0 at Iowa State+63Iowa StateWon 14–12 at TCU+2TCULost 13–16 at Kansas-3KansasWon 27–6 vs. Missouri+21MissouriWon 27–6 vs. Nebraska+21NebraskaWon 73–12 at Oklahoma State+61Oklahoma StateWon 34–13 vs. NC State+21NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atArmyL 7–⁠2115%
Oct 5vsTexas A&MW 10–⁠754%
Oct 12vs1TexasL 13–⁠2025%
Oct 19vsKansas StateW 28–⁠784%
Oct 26atIowa StateW 63–⁠056%
Nov 2atTCUW 14–⁠1264%
Nov 9atKansasL 13–⁠1655%
Nov 16vsMissouriW 27–⁠657%
Nov 23vsNebraskaW 27–⁠675%
Nov 30atOklahoma StateW 73–⁠1245%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsNC StateGator BowlW 34–⁠1358%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 34–⁠13 in the Gator Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; Big Six champions.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 13
  2. Wk 3: 14
  3. Wk 4: 14
  4. Wk 5: 16
  5. Wk 7: 18
  6. Wk 8: 17
  7. Final: 14

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 1946.

Big Six champions4–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Kansas

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠1 shared first in Big Six
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 13
Points
309–⁠120
Coach
Jim Tatum
Elo
1642 +145 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.6 No. 24 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jim Tyree
Offense
Split-T

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 3John Rapacz CBoston Yanks
Rd 5Paul Burris OGGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7John Rapacz CCleveland Browns (AAFC)

All-Big Six

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1946 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas4–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Oklahoma4–⁠18–⁠314
Missouri3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Nebraska3–⁠23–⁠6
Iowa State1–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1
Kansas State0–⁠50–⁠9

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