Drake vs. Saint Louis

Drake and Saint Louis first met in 1906 and have played 10 times; Drake leads the series 5–⁠4–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Drake 5–⁠4, and Drake has won the last 2.

Drake wins
5
Saint Louis wins
4
Ties
1
First meeting
1906
Longest streak
2 Drake
Current streak
2 Drake
Last 10 meetings
Drake 5–⁠4
Most recent
1949

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠1
1930s1–⁠0
1940s4–⁠3–⁠1
Average margin
16.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Drake
3–⁠2 Drake’s record at home
At Saint Louis
2–⁠2–⁠1 Saint Louis’s record at home
Shutouts
4

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Drake’s biggest win1945: Drake 25, Saint Louis 0by 25 points
  2. Saint Louis’s biggest win1947: Saint Louis 41, Drake 12by 29 points
  3. Upset1946: Saint Louis 27, Drake 6Saint Louis had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Drake and Saint Louis, 1906 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 22, 1949Drake 27, Saint Louis 14at Drake
Sep 25, 1948Drake 14, Saint Louis 0at Drake
Oct 18, 1947Saint Louis 41, Drake 12at Saint Louis
Oct 19, 1946Saint Louis 27, Drake 6at Drake
Nov 3, 1945Drake 25, Saint Louis 0at Saint Louis
Oct 10, 1942Drake 19, Saint Louis 9at Drake
Oct 11, 1941Saint Louis 6, Drake 6at Saint Louis
Oct 26, 1940Saint Louis 21, Drake 0at Drake
Oct 28, 1939Drake 12, Saint Louis 0at Saint Louis
Nov 17, 1906Saint Louis 32, Drake 9at Saint Louis

Every game is listed as played on the field.