1938 Tulsa

4–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Vic Hurt.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1938, game by game: won vs. Central Oklahoma 20–0; lost vs. Texas A&M 0–20; won vs. Washington St. Louis 14–0; won at Saint Louis 28–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 20–7; lost at No. 10 Oklahoma 6–28; lost vs. No. 2 TCU 0–21; lost at Drake 7–27; lost at Detroit Mercy 14–39; tied vs. Arkansas 6–6+28−25Won 20–0 vs. Central Oklahoma+20Central OklahomaLost 0–20 vs. Texas A&M-20Texas A&MWon 14–0 vs. Washington St. Louis+14Washington St. …Won 28–0 at Saint Louis+28Saint LouisWon 20–7 vs. Oklahoma State+13Oklahoma StateLost 6–28 at No. 10 Oklahoma-22No. 10 OklahomaLost 0–21 vs. No. 2 TCU-21No. 2 TCULost 7–27 at Drake-20DrakeLost 14–39 at Detroit Mercy-25Detroit MercyTied 6–6 vs. Arkansas0Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Arkansas 6–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Missouri Valley Conference champions3–⁠1 in the conference

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
115–⁠148
Coach
Vic Hurt
Elo
1469 −65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.9 No. 83 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1938 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washburn1–⁠06–⁠3
Tulsa3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Creighton1–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Drake1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Saint Louis0–⁠1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Oklahoma State0–⁠42–⁠8

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