1946 Drake

2–⁠6–⁠1 (0–⁠4 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Vee Green.

Schedule and results

Drake in 1946, game by game: won vs. St. Ambrose 26–13; won at UTEP 7–2; lost vs. Tulsa 13–48; lost vs. Wichita State 6–12; lost vs. Saint Louis 6–27; lost at Detroit Mercy 6–33; tied at Iowa State 7–7; lost at Northern Iowa 0–46; lost at Oklahoma State 7–59+13−52Won 26–13 vs. St. Ambrose+13St. AmbroseWon 7–2 at UTEP+5UTEPLost 13–48 vs. Tulsa-35TulsaLost 6–12 vs. Wichita State-6Wichita StateLost 6–27 vs. Saint Louis-21Saint LouisLost 6–33 at Detroit Mercy-27Detroit MercyTied 7–7 at Iowa State0Iowa StateLost 0–46 at Northern Iowa-46Northern IowaLost 7–59 at Oklahoma State-52Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 59–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠4 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
78–⁠247
Coach
Vee Green
Elo
1298 −167 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.5 No. 112 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1946 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠09–⁠117
Wichita State2–⁠15–⁠5
Saint Louis1–⁠14–⁠6
Oklahoma State1–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Drake0–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1

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