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1942 Drake

3–⁠7 (1–⁠4 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Vee Green.

Schedule and results

Drake in 1942, game by game: won vs. Central (Iowa) 32–0; lost vs. St. Ambrose 6–12; won vs. Grinnell 7–6; won vs. Saint Louis 19–9; lost at Iowa State 6–29; lost vs. Creighton 14–33; lost vs. No. 15 Tulsa 0–40; lost at Northern Iowa 12–27; lost at Washington St. Louis 7–14; lost at Oklahoma State 12–55+32−43Won 32–0 vs. Central (Iowa)+32Central (Iowa)Lost 6–12 vs. St. Ambrose-6St. AmbroseWon 7–6 vs. Grinnell+1GrinnellWon 19–9 vs. Saint Louis+10Saint LouisLost 6–29 at Iowa State-23Iowa StateLost 14–33 vs. Creighton-19CreightonLost 0–40 vs. No. 15 Tulsa-40No. 15 TulsaLost 12–27 at Northern Iowa-15Northern IowaLost 7–14 at Washington St. Louis-7Washington St. …Lost 12–55 at Oklahoma State-43Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsCentral (Iowa)W 32–⁠083%
Sep 26vsSt. AmbroseL 6–⁠1283%
Oct 3vsGrinnellW 7–⁠680%
Oct 10vsSaint LouisW 19–⁠952%
Oct 17atIowa StateL 6–⁠2943%
Oct 24vsCreightonL 14–⁠3346%
Oct 30vs15TulsaL 0–⁠4022%
Nov 7atNorthern IowaL 12–⁠2774%
Nov 14atWashington St. LouisL 7–⁠1434%
Nov 21atOklahoma StateL 12–⁠5513%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 55–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
115–⁠225
Coach
Vee Green
Elo
1268 −136 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.4 No. 113 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1942 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa5–⁠010–⁠14
Oklahoma State4–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠35–⁠5
Saint Louis2–⁠34–⁠5
Creighton1–⁠45–⁠4
Drake1–⁠43–⁠7

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