1948 Saint Louis

4–⁠7 (0–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Saint Louis in 1948, game by game: won vs. Dubuque 26–6; lost at Drake 0–14; lost vs. Missouri 7–60; lost vs. Marquette 7–47; won vs. Rockhurst 31–7; lost at Dayton 0–41; lost vs. St. Bonaventure 0–21; lost at Wichita State 14–21; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 14–27; won at Missouri–Rolla 19–7; won vs. Kansas State 21–7+24−53Won 26–6 vs. Dubuque+20DubuqueLost 0–14 at Drake-14DrakeLost 7–60 vs. Missouri-53MissouriLost 7–47 vs. Marquette-40MarquetteWon 31–7 vs. Rockhurst+24RockhurstLost 0–41 at Dayton-41DaytonLost 0–21 vs. St. Bonaventure-21St. BonaventureLost 14–21 at Wichita State-7Wichita StateLost 14–27 vs. Detroit Mercy-13Detroit MercyWon 19–7 at Missouri–Rolla+12Missouri–RollaWon 21–7 vs. Kansas State+14Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas State 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-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 1948.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠2 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
139–⁠258
Coach
—
Elo
1263 −121 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.1 No. 112 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1949

The 1949 draft
Rd 7Pete Wismann CNew York Bulldogs

1948 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State2–⁠06–⁠4
Wichita State2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Drake1–⁠17–⁠3
Tulsa0–⁠1–⁠10–⁠9–⁠1
Saint Louis0–⁠24–⁠7

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