1938 Saint Louis

3–⁠5–⁠2 (0–⁠1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Saint Louis in 1938, game by game: lost at Bradley 0–6; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 13–0; tied at Wichita State 0–0; lost vs. Tulsa 0–28; won at Grinnell 27–7; won at Catholic 13–0; lost vs. Ole Miss 12–14; lost at DePaul 9–20; lost vs. Missouri 0–26; tied vs. Washington St. Louis 0–0+20−28Lost 0–6 at Bradley-6BradleyWon 13–0 vs. Missouri–Rolla+13Missouri–RollaTied 0–0 at Wichita State0Wichita StateLost 0–28 vs. Tulsa-28TulsaWon 27–7 at Grinnell+20GrinnellWon 13–0 at Catholic+13CatholicLost 12–14 vs. Ole Miss-2Ole MissLost 9–20 at DePaul-11DePaulLost 0–26 vs. Missouri-26MissouriTied 0–0 vs. Washington St. Louis0Washington St. …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Washington St. Louis 0–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠1–⁠1 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
74–⁠101
Coach
—
Elo
1373 −99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.4 No. 112 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1938 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washburn1–⁠06–⁠3
Tulsa3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Creighton1–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Drake1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Saint Louis0–⁠1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Oklahoma State0–⁠42–⁠8

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