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1937 Saint Louis

7–⁠2–⁠1 (1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Saint Louis in 1937, game by game: won vs. James Millikin 37–0; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 32–6; lost at Ole Miss 0–21; won at South Dakota 9–0; won vs. Catholic 7–2; tied at DePaul 7–7; won vs. Missouri 14–7; won at Creighton 7–6; won at Grinnell 27–7; lost vs. Washington St. Louis 0–6+37−21Won 37–0 vs. James Millikin+37James MillikinWon 32–6 vs. Missouri–Rolla+26Missouri–RollaLost 0–21 at Ole Miss-21Ole MissWon 9–0 at South Dakota+9South DakotaWon 7–2 vs. Catholic+5CatholicTied 7–7 at DePaul0DePaulWon 14–7 vs. Missouri+7MissouriWon 7–6 at Creighton+1CreightonWon 27–7 at Grinnell+20GrinnellLost 0–6 vs. Washington St. Louis-6Washington St. …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsJames MillikinW 37–⁠085%
Oct 1vsMissouri–RollaW 32–⁠687%
Oct 9atOle MissL 0–⁠2132%
Oct 16atSouth DakotaW 9–⁠084%
Oct 23vsCatholicW 7–⁠281%
Oct 29atDePaulT 7–⁠768%
Nov 6vsMissouriW 14–⁠750%
Nov 13atCreightonW 7–⁠660%
Nov 20atGrinnellW 27–⁠766%
Nov 27vsWashington St. LouisL 0–⁠675%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington St. Louis 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠62
Coach
—
Elo
1458 +22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.6 No. 109 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1937 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠06–⁠2–⁠2
Drake3–⁠18–⁠2
Oklahoma State2–⁠24–⁠6
Washington St. Louis2–⁠24–⁠6
Saint Louis1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Creighton0–⁠32–⁠7
Washburn0–⁠20–⁠10

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