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1946 Tulsa

9–⁠1 (3–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by John Brothers, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1946, game by game: won at Wichita State 33–13; won vs. New Mexico State 52–0; won at Drake 48–13; won vs. Texas Tech 21–6; lost at Detroit Mercy 14–20; won vs. Kansas 56–0; won vs. Cincinnati 20–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 20–18; won vs. Baylor 17–0; won vs. No. 10 Arkansas 14–13+56−6Won 33–13 at Wichita State+20Wichita StateWon 52–0 vs. New Mexico State+52New Mexico StateWon 48–13 at Drake+35DrakeWon 21–6 vs. Texas Tech+15Texas TechLost 14–20 at Detroit Mercy-6Detroit MercyWon 56–0 vs. Kansas+56KansasWon 20–0 vs. Cincinnati+20CincinnatiWon 20–18 vs. Oklahoma State+2Oklahoma StateWon 17–0 vs. Baylor+17BaylorWon 14–13 vs. No. 10 Arkansas+1No. 10 Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atWichita StateW 33–⁠1370%
Sep 28vsNew Mexico StateW 52–⁠089%
Oct 5atDrakeW 48–⁠1360%
Oct 12vsTexas TechW 21–⁠675%
Oct 18atDetroit MercyL 14–⁠2062%
Oct 26vsKansasW 56–⁠078%
Nov 2vsCincinnatiW 20–⁠083%
Nov 9vsOklahoma StateW 20–⁠1870%
Nov 16vsBaylorW 17–⁠086%
Nov 28vs10ArkansasW 14–⁠1376%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas 14–⁠13; No. 17 in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20
  2. Wk 7: 19
  3. Final: 17

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.

Missouri Valley Conference champions3–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 17
Points
295–⁠83
Coach
John Brothers
Elo
1671 +83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.7 No. 37 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 5Nelson Greene OTNew York Giants
Rd 1Clyde LeForce BSan Francisco 49ers (AAFC)

1946 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠09–⁠117
Wichita State2–⁠15–⁠5
Saint Louis1–⁠14–⁠6
Oklahoma State1–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Drake0–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1

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