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1977 Tulsa

3–⁠8 (2–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by John Cooper.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1977, game by game: lost at Louisiana 21–48; lost vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State 17–34; won vs. UL Monroe 37–35; lost at No. 16 Arkansas 3–37; lost vs. Wichita State 26–38; lost at Louisville 0–33; lost at Cincinnati 0–28; lost at San Diego State 7–41; won at Drake 33–23; won vs. New Mexico State 27–24; lost at West Texas 21–57+10−36Lost 21–48 at Louisiana-27LouisianaLost 17–34 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State-17No. 20 Oklahoma StateWon 37–35 vs. UL Monroe+2UL MonroeLost 3–37 at No. 16 Arkansas-34No. 16 ArkansasLost 26–38 vs. Wichita State-12Wichita StateLost 0–33 at Louisville-33LouisvilleLost 0–28 at Cincinnati-28CincinnatiLost 7–41 at San Diego State-34San Diego StateWon 33–23 at Drake+10DrakeWon 27–24 vs. New Mexico State+3New Mexico StateLost 21–57 at West Texas-36West Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atLouisianaL 21–⁠4844%
Sep 10vs20Oklahoma StateL 17–⁠3439%
Sep 17vsUL MonroeW 37–⁠3578%
Sep 24at16ArkansasL 3–⁠3727%
Oct 1vsWichita StateL 26–⁠3871%
Oct 8atLouisvilleL 0–⁠3344%
Oct 22atCincinnatiL 0–⁠2821%
Oct 29atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠4116%
Nov 5atDrakeW 33–⁠2357%
Nov 12vsNew Mexico StateW 27–⁠2459%
Nov 19atWest TexasL 21–⁠5735%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Texas 57–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
192–⁠398
Coach
John Cooper
Elo
1366 −149 this season
SP+ rating
-21.7 No. 132 of 140; offense No. 91, defense No. 135
SRS
−20.0 No. 134 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1977 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Texas5–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Wichita State4–⁠15–⁠6
New Mexico State3–⁠24–⁠7
Indiana State2–⁠23–⁠7
Tulsa2–⁠23–⁠8
Drake1–⁠52–⁠9
Southern Illinois0–⁠43–⁠8

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