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1956 Tulsa

7–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Robert Dobbs.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1956, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 27–6; lost at Cincinnati 6–7; won vs. Marquette 54–0; tied vs. Oklahoma State 14–14; won at Detroit Mercy 3–0; won vs. Hardin Simmons 27–0; won vs. Pacific 14–13; lost at Houston 0–14; won vs. Texas Tech 10–7; won vs. Wichita State 14–6+54−14Won 27–6 vs. New Mexico State+21New Mexico StateLost 6–7 at Cincinnati-1CincinnatiWon 54–0 vs. Marquette+54MarquetteTied 14–14 vs. Oklahoma State0Oklahoma StateWon 3–0 at Detroit Mercy+3Detroit MercyWon 27–0 vs. Hardin Simmons+27Hardin SimmonsWon 14–13 vs. Pacific+1PacificLost 0–14 at Houston-14HoustonWon 10–7 vs. Texas Tech+3Texas TechWon 14–6 vs. Wichita State+8Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsNew Mexico StateW 27–⁠668%
Sep 29atCincinnatiL 6–⁠747%
Oct 6vsMarquetteW 54–⁠056%
Oct 13vsOklahoma StateT 14–⁠1445%
Oct 20atDetroit MercyW 3–⁠036%
Oct 27vsHardin SimmonsW 27–⁠059%
Nov 3vsPacificW 14–⁠1342%
Nov 10atHoustonL 0–⁠1431%
Nov 17vsTexas TechW 10–⁠750%
Nov 24vsWichita StateW 14–⁠666%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wichita State 14–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
169–⁠67
Coach
Robert Dobbs
Elo
1497 +113 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.3 No. 58 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1956 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Houston4–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
Tulsa2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Oklahoma State2–⁠1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Wichita State1–⁠34–⁠6
Detroit Mercy0–⁠42–⁠8

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