1948 Tulsa

0–⁠9–⁠1 (0–⁠1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by John Brothers.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1948, game by game: lost at Baylor 19–42; lost at Florida 14–28; lost vs. Texas Tech 20–41; lost vs. Georgetown 7–13; lost vs. No. 15 Nevada 14–65; tied at Wichita State 14–14; lost vs. Oklahoma State 0–19; lost vs. South Carolina 7–27; lost at Arkansas 18–55; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 22–26+7−51Lost 19–42 at Baylor-23BaylorLost 14–28 at Florida-14FloridaLost 20–41 vs. Texas Tech-21Texas TechLost 7–13 vs. Georgetown-6GeorgetownLost 14–65 vs. No. 15 Nevada-51No. 15 NevadaTied 14–14 at Wichita State0Wichita StateLost 0–19 vs. Oklahoma State-19Oklahoma StateLost 7–27 vs. South Carolina-20South CarolinaLost 18–55 at Arkansas-37ArkansasLost 22–26 vs. Detroit Mercy-4Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Detroit Mercy 26–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 88th-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 1948.

Record
0–⁠9–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
135–⁠330
Coach
John Brothers
Elo
1314 −215 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.3 No. 103 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1949

The 1949 draft
Rd 4Jim Finks QBChicago Hornets (AAFC)

1948 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State2–⁠06–⁠4
Wichita State2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Drake1–⁠17–⁠3
Tulsa0–⁠1–⁠10–⁠9–⁠1
Saint Louis0–⁠24–⁠7

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