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1937 Tulsa

6–⁠2–⁠2 (3–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Vic Hurt.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1937, game by game: won vs. Oklahoma 19–7; won vs. Central Oklahoma 42–6; lost at TCU 13–20; tied at Rice 0–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 27–0; won at George Washington 14–13; won vs. Drake 41–9; won at Washington St. Louis 32–7; lost vs. Arkansas 7–28; tied vs. Manhattan 0–0+36−21Won 19–7 vs. Oklahoma+12OklahomaWon 42–6 vs. Central Oklahoma+36Central OklahomaLost 13–20 at TCU-7TCUTied 0–0 at Rice0RiceWon 27–0 vs. Oklahoma State+27Oklahoma StateWon 14–13 at George Washington+1George Washingt…Won 41–9 vs. Drake+32DrakeWon 32–7 at Washington St. Louis+25Washington St. …Lost 7–28 vs. Arkansas-21ArkansasTied 0–0 vs. Manhattan0Manhattan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsOklahomaW 19–⁠757%
Oct 2vsCentral OklahomaW 42–⁠689%
Oct 9atTCUL 13–⁠2030%
Oct 16atRiceT 0–⁠049%
Oct 23vsOklahoma StateW 27–⁠074%
Oct 29atGeorge WashingtonW 14–⁠1344%
Nov 6vsDrakeW 41–⁠960%
Nov 13atWashington St. LouisW 32–⁠767%
Nov 25vsArkansasL 7–⁠2852%
Dec 4vsManhattanT 0–⁠071%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Manhattan 0–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 20

Missouri Valley Conference champions3–⁠0 in the conference

Record
6–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
195–⁠90
Coach
Vic Hurt
Elo
1552 +52 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.8 No. 28 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1937 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠06–⁠2–⁠2
Drake3–⁠18–⁠2
Oklahoma State2–⁠24–⁠6
Washington St. Louis2–⁠24–⁠6
Saint Louis1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Creighton0–⁠32–⁠7
Washburn0–⁠20–⁠10

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