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1950 Wichita State

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Wichita State in 1950, game by game: won vs. Utah State 49–20; won at Detroit Mercy 21–13; won vs. Bradley 34–6; won at Drake 17–14; lost vs. Houston 6–46; lost at Miami (OH) 13–39; lost vs. Oklahoma State 20–32; lost at Tulsa 0–48; won vs. Nevada 37–19; tied vs. Kansas State 6–6+29−48Won 49–20 vs. Utah State+29Utah StateWon 21–13 at Detroit Mercy+8Detroit MercyWon 34–6 vs. Bradley+28BradleyWon 17–14 at Drake+3DrakeLost 6–46 vs. Houston-40HoustonLost 13–39 at Miami (OH)-26Miami (OH)Lost 20–32 vs. Oklahoma State-12Oklahoma StateLost 0–48 at Tulsa-48TulsaWon 37–19 vs. Nevada+18NevadaTied 6–6 vs. Kansas State0Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsUtah StateW 49–⁠2063%
Oct 6atDetroit MercyW 21–⁠1331%
Oct 14vsBradleyW 34–⁠677%
Oct 21atDrakeW 17–⁠1437%
Oct 28vsHoustonL 6–⁠4687%
Nov 4atMiami (OH)L 13–⁠3930%
Nov 11vsOklahoma StateL 20–⁠3250%
Nov 18atTulsaL 0–⁠4819%
Nov 23vsNevadaW 37–⁠1966%
Dec 2vsKansas StateT 6–⁠676%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Kansas State 6–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
203–⁠243
Coach
—
Elo
1361 −31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.3 No. 95 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1950 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠118
Detroit Mercy2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wichita State3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Drake1–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Oklahoma State1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Bradley0–⁠35–⁠5

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