1950 Tulsa

9–⁠1–⁠1 (3–⁠0–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by John Brothers, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1950, game by game: won vs. McMurry 20–13; lost at San Francisco 14–23; won at Georgetown 21–7; won vs. Villanova 27–7; tied vs. Detroit Mercy 13–13; won at Bradley 74–6; won vs. Oklahoma State 27–13; won at Texas Tech 39–7; won vs. Wichita State 48–0; won vs. Arkansas 28–13; won at Houston 28–21+68−9Won 20–13 vs. McMurry+7McMurryLost 14–23 at San Francisco-9San FranciscoWon 21–7 at Georgetown+14GeorgetownWon 27–7 vs. Villanova+20VillanovaTied 13–13 vs. Detroit Mercy0Detroit MercyWon 74–6 at Bradley+68BradleyWon 27–13 vs. Oklahoma State+14Oklahoma StateWon 39–7 at Texas Tech+32Texas TechWon 48–0 vs. Wichita State+48Wichita StateWon 28–13 vs. Arkansas+15ArkansasWon 28–21 at Houston+7Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston 28–⁠21; No. 18 in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Final: 18

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 1950.

Missouri Valley Conference champions3–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0–⁠1 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 18
Points
339–⁠123
Coach
John Brothers
Elo
1595 +174 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.2 No. 23 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1950 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠118
Detroit Mercy2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wichita State3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Drake1–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Oklahoma State1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Bradley0–⁠35–⁠5

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