1949 Bradley
5–5 (1–3 Missouri Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota State 32–7Nov 12
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vsRipon | W 14–0 | 51% |
| Sep 24 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 20–18 | 68% |
| Oct 1 | vs Drake | L 7–17 | 27% |
| Oct 8 | atWichita State | L 13–21 | 24% |
| Oct 15 | vsWashington & Jefferson | W 19–7 | 53% |
| Oct 22 | at Tulsa | L 6–55 | 25% |
| Oct 29 | vs Louisville | L 12–35 | 73% |
| Nov 5 | vs Delaware | L 7–47 | 59% |
| Nov 12 | vs South Dakota State | W 32–7 | 61% |
| Nov 19 | atSaint Louis | W 29–7 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Saint Louis 29–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 29 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 1–3 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 159–214
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1188 +2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −25.3 No. 113 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1949 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Mercy | 4–0 | 5–4 | |
| Drake | 3–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Oklahoma State | 2–1–1 | 4–4–2 | |
| Wichita State | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Tulsa | 1–2–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Bradley | 1–3 | 5–5 | |
| Saint Louis | 0–3–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.