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1974 West Texas

6–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1974, game by game: won at Drake 37–17; lost vs. New Mexico State 0–41; won vs. Wichita State 41–7; won vs. Southern Miss 31–0; won at Idaho 21–6; lost at Tulsa 14–17; lost at Utah State 16–21; lost vs. Lamar 7–9; won at Tampa 24–6; won vs. North Texas 21–14; lost at Louisville 8–10+34−41Won 37–17 at Drake+20DrakeLost 0–41 vs. New Mexico State-41New Mexico StateWon 41–7 vs. Wichita State+34Wichita StateWon 31–0 vs. Southern Miss+31Southern MissWon 21–6 at Idaho+15IdahoLost 14–17 at Tulsa-3TulsaLost 16–21 at Utah State-5Utah StateLost 7–9 vs. Lamar-2LamarWon 24–6 at Tampa+18TampaWon 21–14 vs. North Texas+7North TexasLost 8–10 at Louisville-2Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atDrakeW 37–⁠1748%
Sep 21vsNew Mexico StateL 0–⁠4150%
Sep 28vsWichita StateW 41–⁠755%
Oct 5vsSouthern MissW 31–⁠036%
Oct 12atIdahoW 21–⁠651%
Oct 19atTulsaL 14–⁠1740%
Oct 26atUtah StateL 16–⁠2123%
Nov 2vsLamarL 7–⁠956%
Nov 9atTampaW 24–⁠626%
Nov 16vsNorth TexasW 21–⁠1470%
Nov 30atLouisvilleL 8–⁠1052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 10–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
220–⁠148
Coach
—
Elo
1441 +116 this season
SP+ rating
3.5 No. 65 of 124; offense No. 85, defense No. 34
SRS
0.9 No. 64 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.