1949 Saint Louis

2–⁠6–⁠1 (0–⁠3–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Saint Louis in 1949, game by game: won vs. Truman State 48–6; lost at Marquette 7–62; won vs. Davidson 41–12; lost at Drake 14–27; lost at Duquesne 14–51; tied vs. Wichita State 21–21; lost at Detroit Mercy 14–31; lost vs. Bradley 7–29; lost vs. Houston 0–35+42−55Won 48–6 vs. Truman State+42Truman StateLost 7–62 at Marquette-55MarquetteWon 41–12 vs. Davidson+29DavidsonLost 14–27 at Drake-13DrakeLost 14–51 at Duquesne-37DuquesneTied 21–21 vs. Wichita State0Wichita StateLost 14–31 at Detroit Mercy-17Detroit MercyLost 7–29 vs. Bradley-22BradleyLost 0–35 vs. Houston-35Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠3–⁠1 7th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
166–⁠274
Coach
—
Elo
1202 −140 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.5 No. 116 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1949 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Detroit Mercy4–⁠05–⁠4
Drake3–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Oklahoma State2–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
Wichita State2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Tulsa1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Bradley1–⁠35–⁠5
Saint Louis0–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

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