1946 Saint Louis

4–⁠6 (1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Saint Louis in 1946, game by game: won vs. Missouri–Rolla 24–0; lost at Marquette 0–26; lost vs. Missouri 14–19; lost at Auburn 7–27; won at Drake 27–6; lost at Georgetown 7–13; won vs. South Dakota 41–7; lost vs. Wichita State 0–13; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 14–33; won at Bradley 26–20+34−26Won 24–0 vs. Missouri–Rolla+24Missouri–RollaLost 0–26 at Marquette-26MarquetteLost 14–19 vs. Missouri-5MissouriLost 7–27 at Auburn-20AuburnWon 27–6 at Drake+21DrakeLost 7–13 at Georgetown-6GeorgetownWon 41–7 vs. South Dakota+34South DakotaLost 0–13 vs. Wichita State-13Wichita StateLost 14–33 vs. Detroit Mercy-19Detroit MercyWon 26–20 at Bradley+6Bradley
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bradley 26–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 17th-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 1946.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
160–⁠164
Coach
—
Elo
1356 −64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.6 No. 98 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1946 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠09–⁠117
Wichita State2–⁠15–⁠5
Saint Louis1–⁠14–⁠6
Oklahoma State1–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Drake0–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1

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