1947 Tulsa
5–5 (3–0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by John Brothers. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Drake 28–14Oct 4
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vsWest Texas | W 26–13 | 80% |
| Oct 4 | vs Drake | W 28–14 | 89% |
| Oct 11 | at Texas Tech | L 7–14 | 60% |
| Oct 18 | vs Georgetown | L 0–12 | 79% |
| Oct 25 | at Nevada | L 13–21 | 45% |
| Nov 1 | vsWichita State | W 7–0 | 71% |
| Nov 8 | at Oklahoma State | W 13–0 | 51% |
| Nov 15 | vs Baylor | L 6–7 | 73% |
| Nov 22 | vsDetroit Mercy | W 30–20 | 56% |
| Nov 27 | vs Arkansas | L 13–27 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 27–13; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
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 1947.
Missouri Valley Conference champions3–0 in the conference
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 3–0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 143–128
- Coach
- John Brothers
- Elo
- 1543 −71 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −1.2 No. 65 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1947 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tulsa | 3–0 | 5–5 | |
| Wichita State | 2–1 | 7–4 | |
| Saint Louis | 1–1 | 4–6 | |
| Drake | 1–3 | 1–7–1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 0–2 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.