1945 Saint Louis

5–⁠4 (0–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Saint Louis in 1945, game by game: won vs. Truman State 96–6; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 32–0; lost at Miami 0–21; won vs. Illinois Wesleyan 27–0; won at Olathe Navy 19–13; lost vs. Drake 0–25; won at Fort Riley 14–7; lost at Detroit Mercy 0–27; lost at Marquette 6–40+90−34Won 96–6 vs. Truman State+90Truman StateWon 32–0 vs. Missouri–Rolla+32Missouri–RollaLost 0–21 at Miami-21MiamiWon 27–0 vs. Illinois Wesleyan+27Illinois Wesley…Won 19–13 at Olathe Navy+6Olathe NavyLost 0–25 vs. Drake-25DrakeWon 14–7 at Fort Riley+7Fort RileyLost 0–27 at Detroit Mercy-27Detroit MercyLost 6–40 at Marquette-34Marquette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Marquette 40–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 12th-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 1945.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠1 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
194–⁠139
Coach
—
Elo
1381 −58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.6 No. 95 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1945 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State1–⁠09–⁠05
Tulsa2–⁠18–⁠317
Wichita State1–⁠16–⁠4
Drake1–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Saint Louis0–⁠15–⁠4

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