Saint Louis vs. Wichita State

Saint Louis and Wichita State first met in 1933 and have played 10 times; Saint Louis leads the series 5–⁠3–⁠2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Saint Louis 5–⁠3.

Saint Louis wins
5
Wichita State wins
3
Ties
2
First meeting
1933
Longest streak
3 Saint Louis
Current streak
0 tie
Last 10 meetings
Saint Louis 5–⁠3
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
1930s3–⁠0–⁠1
1940s2–⁠3–⁠1
Average margin
9.8 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Saint Louis
3–⁠2–⁠1 Saint Louis’s record at home
At Wichita State
1–⁠2–⁠1 Wichita State’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. Saint Louis’s biggest win1936: Saint Louis 25, Wichita State 7by 18 points
  2. Wichita State’s biggest win1947: Wichita State 38, Saint Louis 6by 32 points
  3. Upset1946: Wichita State 13, Saint Louis 0Wichita State had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Saint Louis and Wichita State, 1933 on130015001700193519401945

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

Nov 5, 1949Saint Louis 21, Wichita State 21at Saint Louis
Nov 6, 1948Wichita State 21, Saint Louis 14at Wichita State
Nov 8, 1947Wichita State 38, Saint Louis 6at Saint Louis
Nov 9, 1946Wichita State 13, Saint Louis 0at Saint Louis
Nov 22, 1941Saint Louis 7, Wichita State 6at Wichita State
Nov 1, 1940Saint Louis 13, Wichita State 0at Saint Louis
Oct 13, 1939Saint Louis 7, Wichita State 0at Saint Louis
Oct 8, 1938Wichita State 0, Saint Louis 0at Wichita State
Oct 31, 1936Saint Louis 25, Wichita State 7at Saint Louis
Nov 4, 1933Saint Louis 7, Wichita State 0at Wichita State

Every game is listed as played on the field.