1941 Drake

4–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠3–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Vee Green.

Schedule and results

Drake in 1941, game by game: won vs. St. Ambrose 21–6; lost at Iowa 8–25; won vs. Grinnell 8–0; tied at Saint Louis 6–6; lost at Illinois 0–40; lost at Creighton 7–12; lost vs. Washington St. Louis 0–12; won vs. Northern Iowa 13–0; won vs. Iowa State 14–13; lost at Tulsa 6–20+15−40Won 21–6 vs. St. Ambrose+15St. AmbroseLost 8–25 at Iowa-17IowaWon 8–0 vs. Grinnell+8GrinnellTied 6–6 at Saint Louis0Saint LouisLost 0–40 at Illinois-40IllinoisLost 7–12 at Creighton-5CreightonLost 0–12 vs. Washington St. Louis-12Washington St. …Won 13–0 vs. Northern Iowa+13Northern IowaWon 14–13 vs. Iowa State+1Iowa StateLost 6–20 at Tulsa-14Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 20–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠3–⁠1 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
83–⁠134
Coach
Vee Green
Elo
1357 −65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.3 No. 107 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠08–⁠2
Oklahoma State3–⁠15–⁠4
Creighton3–⁠25–⁠5
Saint Louis1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Washington St. Louis1–⁠34–⁠5
Drake0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.