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1955 Wichita State

7–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Wichita State in 1955, game by game: tied vs. Arizona State 20–20; won vs. Utah State 19–0; lost at Detroit Mercy 0–41; won at Oklahoma State 14–7; won at South Dakota State 33–7; lost vs. UTEP 12–28; won at Houston 21–7; won vs. Cincinnati 20–16; won vs. Drake 59–6; won vs. Tulsa 54–0+54−41Tied 20–20 vs. Arizona State0Arizona StateWon 19–0 vs. Utah State+19Utah StateLost 0–41 at Detroit Mercy-41Detroit MercyWon 14–7 at Oklahoma State+7Oklahoma StateWon 33–7 at South Dakota State+26South Dakota St…Lost 12–28 vs. UTEP-16UTEPWon 21–7 at Houston+14HoustonWon 20–16 vs. Cincinnati+4CincinnatiWon 59–6 vs. Drake+53DrakeWon 54–0 vs. Tulsa+54Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsArizona StateT 20–⁠2075%
Sep 24vsUtah StateW 19–⁠074%
Sep 30atDetroit MercyL 0–⁠4166%
Oct 8atOklahoma StateW 14–⁠747%
Oct 15atSouth Dakota StateW 33–⁠791%
Oct 22vsUTEPL 12–⁠2850%
Oct 29atHoustonW 21–⁠736%
Nov 5vsCincinnatiW 20–⁠1672%
Nov 12vsDrakeW 59–⁠681%
Nov 24vsTulsaW 54–⁠084%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 54–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Missouri Valley Conference.

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

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1 shared first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
252–⁠132
Coach
—
Elo
1579 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.0 No. 53 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1955 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wichita State3–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Detroit Mercy3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Houston2–⁠26–⁠4
Tulsa1–⁠32–⁠7–⁠1
Oklahoma State1–⁠32–⁠8

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