1938 Washburn

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

Schedule and results

Washburn in 1938, game by game: won vs. Baker 34–0; won vs. Emporia State 19–6; lost at Kansas 14–58; won at Colorado College 20–0; lost vs. Wichita State 6–35; won at Oklahoma State 14–0; won vs. Grinnell 6–0; lost at Kansas State 14–41; won vs. St. Mary’s (Texas) 33–20+34−44Won 34–0 vs. Baker+34BakerWon 19–6 vs. Emporia State+13Emporia StateLost 14–58 at Kansas-44KansasWon 20–0 at Colorado College+20Colorado CollegeLost 6–35 vs. Wichita State-29Wichita StateWon 14–0 at Oklahoma State+14Oklahoma StateWon 6–0 vs. Grinnell+6GrinnellLost 14–41 at Kansas State-27Kansas StateWon 33–20 vs. St. Mary’s (Texas)+13St. Mary’s (Tex…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat St. Mary’s (Texas) 33–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
160–⁠160
Coach
—
Elo
1323 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.2 No. 117 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1938 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washburn1–⁠06–⁠3
Tulsa3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Creighton1–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Drake1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Saint Louis0–⁠1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Oklahoma State0–⁠42–⁠8

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