1942 Saint Louis

4–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Saint Louis in 1942, game by game: lost at Missouri 7–38; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 14–7; lost at Drake 9–19; lost vs. Miami 6–31; lost vs. Tulsa 0–41; won at Loyola Marymount 20–6; won vs. Creighton 21–19; lost at Oklahoma State 7–54; won at Washington St. Louis 26–0+26−47Lost 7–38 at Missouri-31MissouriWon 14–7 vs. Missouri–Rolla+7Missouri–RollaLost 9–19 at Drake-10DrakeLost 6–31 vs. Miami-25MiamiLost 0–41 vs. Tulsa-41TulsaWon 20–6 at Loyola Marymount+14Loyola MarymountWon 21–19 vs. Creighton+2CreightonLost 7–54 at Oklahoma State-47Oklahoma StateWon 26–0 at Washington St. Louis+26Washington St. …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington St. Louis 26–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The tied 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1942.

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
110–⁠215
Coach
—
Elo
1409 −20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.8 No. 99 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.