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Tulsa

MVC · 1949 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–5–1
0.500 Win %
Conference
4th
1–2 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20MCMURRYUnranked—W 27–26
5Week 5 · Sep 27Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND MVC5–4L 14–20
6Week 6 · Oct 4Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC4–5–1L 7–40
7Week 7 · Oct 11Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND BOR7–5L 0–15
8Week 8 · Oct 18Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI8–1W 21–19
9Week 9 · Oct 25Bradley (BRADLEY)H2HIND MVC5–5W 55–6
10Week 10 · Nov 1Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC3–6–1L 21–27
11Week 11 · Nov 8Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND MVC4–4–2T 13–13
12Week 12 · Nov 15SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)H2HIND FBSI7–3W 10–0
13Week 13 · Nov 22Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B82–8W 48–27
14Week 14 · Nov 29Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC5–5L 7–40

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
3.737
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-25+22
  • Villanova +8
  • SAN Francisco +7
  • Bradley +5
  • Kansas State +2
  • Oklahoma State 0
  • Detroit Mercy -4
  • Florida -5
  • Texas Tech -5
  • Arkansas -5
  • Wichita State -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 #66Better than 53%
Win % Place 58thBetter than 58%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#60W12#56W13#66W14#66Regular Season Final#66Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
-6
-33
-15
+2
+49
-6
0
+10
+21
-33

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

Final Rank by Season
#161944#191945#91946#601947#1161948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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