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1942 Tulsa

10–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Henry Frnka, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1942, game by game: won vs. Waco Field 84–0; won vs. Oklahoma 23–0; won vs. Randolph Field 68–0; won vs. Washington St. Louis 40–0; won at Saint Louis 41–0; won at Drake 40–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 34–6; won vs. Baylor 24–0; won at Creighton 33–19; won vs. Arkansas 40–7; lost vs. No. 10 Tennessee 7–14+84−7Won 84–0 vs. Waco Field+84Waco FieldWon 23–0 vs. Oklahoma+23OklahomaWon 68–0 vs. Randolph Field+68Randolph FieldWon 40–0 vs. Washington St. Louis+40Washington St. …Won 41–0 at Saint Louis+41Saint LouisWon 40–0 at Drake+40DrakeWon 34–6 vs. Oklahoma State+28Oklahoma StateWon 24–0 vs. Baylor+24BaylorWon 33–19 at Creighton+14CreightonWon 40–7 vs. Arkansas+33ArkansasLost 7–14 vs. No. 10 Tennessee-7No. 10 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsWaco FieldW 84–⁠092%
Oct 3vsOklahomaW 23–⁠056%
Oct 11vsRandolph FieldW 68–⁠093%
Oct 17vsWashington St. LouisW 40–⁠080%
Oct 23atSaint LouisW 41–⁠077%
Oct 30atDrakeW 40–⁠078%
Nov 7vsOklahoma StateW 34–⁠670%
Nov 14vsBaylorW 24–⁠069%
Nov 21atCreightonW 33–⁠1971%
Nov 26vsArkansasW 40–⁠787%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs10TennesseeSugar BowlL 7–⁠1450%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 14–⁠7 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 15
  2. Wk 4: 12
  3. Wk 5: 9
  4. Wk 6: 6
  5. Wk 7: 6
  6. Final: 4

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 1942.

Missouri Valley Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
434–⁠46
Coach
Henry Frnka
Elo
1680 +122 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.6 No. 13 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 1Glenn Dobbs RBChicago Cardinals

1942 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa5–⁠010–⁠14
Oklahoma State4–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠35–⁠5
Saint Louis2–⁠34–⁠5
Creighton1–⁠45–⁠4
Drake1–⁠43–⁠7

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