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1940 Saint Louis

3–⁠6–⁠1 (2–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Saint Louis in 1940, game by game: lost at Missouri 26–40; tied at Missouri–Rolla 0–0; lost at Centenary (LA) 6–19; lost vs. Tulsa 6–19; won at Drake 21–0; won vs. Wichita State 13–0; lost vs. Creighton 0–14; lost at Oklahoma State 7–14; lost vs. No. 20 Texas Tech 6–7; won at Washington St. Louis 3–0+21−14Lost 26–40 at Missouri-14MissouriTied 0–0 at Missouri–Rolla0Missouri–RollaLost 6–19 at Centenary (LA)-13Centenary (LA)Lost 6–19 vs. Tulsa-13TulsaWon 21–0 at Drake+21DrakeWon 13–0 vs. Wichita State+13Wichita StateLost 0–14 vs. Creighton-14CreightonLost 7–14 at Oklahoma State-7Oklahoma StateLost 6–7 vs. No. 20 Texas Tech-1No. 20 Texas TechWon 3–0 at Washington St. Louis+3Washington St. …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atMissouriL 26–⁠4025%
Oct 4atMissouri–RollaT 0–⁠076%
Oct 12atCentenary (LA)L 6–⁠1951%
Oct 18vsTulsaL 6–⁠1946%
Oct 26atDrakeW 21–⁠039%
Nov 1vsWichita StateW 13–⁠078%
Nov 8vsCreightonL 0–⁠1462%
Nov 16atOklahoma StateL 7–⁠1428%
Nov 21vs20Texas TechL 6–⁠731%
Nov 30atWashington St. LouisW 3–⁠036%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington St. Louis 3–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
88–⁠113
Coach
—
Elo
1401 −50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.2 No. 100 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1940 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠07–⁠3
Oklahoma State4–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Creighton2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Drake2–⁠24–⁠5
Saint Louis2–⁠33–⁠6–⁠1
Washington St. Louis1–⁠33–⁠6
Washburn0–⁠44–⁠6

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