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1974 Tulsa

8–⁠3 (6–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by F. Dry.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1974, game by game: lost at Kansas State 14–31; won vs. North Texas 31–6; lost at Arkansas 0–60; lost at Tennessee 10–17; won vs. Wichita State 35–13; won vs. West Texas 17–14; won at Tampa 31–21; won at Louisville 37–7; won vs. New Mexico State 28–7; won at Drake 52–14; won vs. No. 15 Houston 30–14+38−60Lost 14–31 at Kansas State-17Kansas StateWon 31–6 vs. North Texas+25North TexasLost 0–60 at Arkansas-60ArkansasLost 10–17 at Tennessee-7TennesseeWon 35–13 vs. Wichita State+22Wichita StateWon 17–14 vs. West Texas+3West TexasWon 31–21 at Tampa+10TampaWon 37–7 at Louisville+30LouisvilleWon 28–7 vs. New Mexico State+21New Mexico StateWon 52–14 at Drake+38DrakeWon 30–14 vs. No. 15 Houston+16No. 15 Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atKansas StateL 14–⁠3140%
Sep 21vsNorth TexasW 31–⁠664%
Sep 28atArkansasL 0–⁠6037%
Oct 5atTennesseeL 10–⁠1723%
Oct 12vsWichita StateW 35–⁠1375%
Oct 19vsWest TexasW 17–⁠1460%
Oct 26atTampaW 31–⁠2128%
Nov 2atLouisvilleW 37–⁠748%
Nov 9vsNew Mexico StateW 28–⁠773%
Nov 16atDrakeW 52–⁠1481%
Nov 30vs15HoustonW 30–⁠1438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston 30–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 20th-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 1974.

Missouri Valley Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationSteve Largent: receiving touchdowns (14 TD)

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
285–⁠204
Coach
F. Dry
Elo
1588 +125 this season
SP+ rating
10.3 No. 39 of 124; offense No. 25, defense No. 63
SRS
7.8 No. 38 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1974 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa6–⁠08–⁠3
Louisville3–⁠24–⁠7
West Texas3–⁠36–⁠5
Drake2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
New Mexico State2–⁠35–⁠6
North Texas1–⁠3–⁠22–⁠7–⁠2
Wichita State1–⁠4–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

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