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Tulsa

MVC · 1940 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
1st
4–0 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1917–2026
All-Time Record
521–498–18
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1942
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tulsa head-to-head · History & Eras

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Washburn (WASHBURN)H2HIND MVC4–6W 37–6
7Week 7 · Oct 8Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC9–1L 6–41
8Week 8 · Oct 15Creighton (CREIGHTON)H2HIND MVC6–2–2W 32–0
9Week 9 · Oct 22ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)H2HIND MVC3–6–1W 19–6
10Week 10 · Oct 29TCUH2HIND SWC3–7W 7–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 7–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12CATHOLICUnranked—W 12–6
13Week 13 · Nov 19Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC4–6L 6–20
14Week 14 · Nov 26Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND MVC6–3–1W 19–6
15Week 15 · Dec 3Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC4–6L 21–27

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.474
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-13+29
  • Detroit Mercy +7
  • Creighton +6
  • Oklahoma State +6
  • Washburn +4
  • ST. Louis +3
  • TCU +3
  • Texas A&M -1
  • Baylor -6
  • Arkansas -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #36Better than 74%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.700 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#36W15#37Regular Season Final#37Post-Season W1#37Post-Season W3#36Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+31
-35
+32
+13
+7
+7
+6
-14
+13
-6

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1011935#371936#241937#731938#961939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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