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1952 Tulsa

8–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by John Brothers, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1952, game by game: won vs. Hardin Simmons 56–27; tied vs. Cincinnati 14–14; lost at Houston 7–33; won vs. Kansas State 26–7; won vs. Wichita State 28–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 23–21; won vs. No. 11 Villanova 42–6; won at Detroit Mercy 62–21; won vs. Arkansas 44–34; won at Texas Tech 26–20; lost vs. No. 17 Florida 13–14+41−26Won 56–27 vs. Hardin Simmons+29Hardin SimmonsTied 14–14 vs. Cincinnati0CincinnatiLost 7–33 at Houston-26HoustonWon 26–7 vs. Kansas State+19Kansas StateWon 28–0 vs. Wichita State+28Wichita StateWon 23–21 vs. Oklahoma State+2Oklahoma StateWon 42–6 vs. No. 11 Villanova+36No. 11 VillanovaWon 62–21 at Detroit Mercy+41Detroit MercyWon 44–34 vs. Arkansas+10ArkansasWon 26–20 at Texas Tech+6Texas TechLost 13–14 vs. No. 17 Florida-1No. 17 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsHardin SimmonsW 56–⁠2773%
Oct 4vsCincinnatiT 14–⁠1462%
Oct 11atHoustonL 7–⁠3357%
Oct 18vsKansas StateW 26–⁠784%
Oct 25vsWichita StateW 28–⁠084%
Nov 1vsOklahoma StateW 23–⁠2171%
Nov 8vs11VillanovaW 42–⁠647%
Nov 14atDetroit MercyW 62–⁠2169%
Nov 22vsArkansasW 44–⁠3485%
Dec 6atTexas TechW 26–⁠2069%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs17FloridaGator BowlL 13–⁠1454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 14–⁠13 in the Gator Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 11
  2. Wk 10: 11
  3. Final: 12

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 1952.

Led the nationRon Morris: passer rating (177.4); Howard Waugh: rushing yards (1,372 yds), yards per carry (8.53)

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 11
Points
341–⁠197
Coach
John Brothers
Elo
1651 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.6 No. 24 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Tommy Hudspeth, Marvin Matuszak and Howard Waugh

1952 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Houston3–⁠08–⁠2
Tulsa3–⁠18–⁠2–⁠112
Oklahoma State2–⁠23–⁠7
Detroit Mercy1–⁠33–⁠6
Wichita State0–⁠33–⁠6–⁠1

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