1940 Washburn

4–⁠6 (0–⁠4 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Washburn in 1940, game by game: won vs. Emporia State 26–0; lost at Tulsa 6–37; lost at Emporia College 7–38; lost at Washington St. Louis 0–28; won vs. Grinnell 7–6; lost vs. Wichita State 6–14; lost vs. Drake 6–19; lost at Oklahoma State 14–33; won vs. Rockhurst 25–21; won vs. St. Benedict 20–0+26−31Won 26–0 vs. Emporia State+26Emporia StateLost 6–37 at Tulsa-31TulsaLost 7–38 at Emporia College-31Emporia CollegeLost 0–28 at Washington St. Louis-28Washington St. …Won 7–6 vs. Grinnell+1GrinnellLost 6–14 vs. Wichita State-8Wichita StateLost 6–19 vs. Drake-13DrakeLost 14–33 at Oklahoma State-19Oklahoma StateWon 25–21 vs. Rockhurst+4RockhurstWon 20–0 vs. St. Benedict+20St. Benedict
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat St. Benedict 20–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠4 7th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
117–⁠196
Coach
—
Elo
1292 −118 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.0 No. 120 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1940 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠07–⁠3
Oklahoma State4–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Creighton2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Drake2–⁠24–⁠5
Saint Louis2–⁠33–⁠6–⁠1
Washington St. Louis1–⁠33–⁠6
Washburn0–⁠44–⁠6

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