1918 Washington St. Louis

6–⁠0 (2–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by R.B. Rutherford.

Schedule and results

Washington St. Louis in 1918, game by game: won vs. Westminster (Missouri) 30–6; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 26–0; won vs. Drake 26–0; won at Scott Field 42–14; won at Saint Louis 19–0; won vs. Nebraska 20–7+28Won 30–6 vs. Westminster (Missouri)+24Westminster (Mi…Won 26–0 vs. Missouri–Rolla+26Missouri–RollaWon 26–0 vs. Drake+26DrakeWon 42–14 at Scott Field+28Scott FieldWon 19–0 at Saint Louis+19Saint LouisWon 20–7 vs. Nebraska+13Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 20–⁠7; first in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
6–⁠0
Conference
2–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
163–⁠27
Coach
R.B. Rutherford
Elo
1508 +85 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

1918 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington St. Louis2–⁠06–⁠0
Kansas State1–⁠14–⁠1
Kansas1–⁠12–⁠2
Nebraska1–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1
Drake0–⁠13–⁠2
Iowa State0–⁠10–⁠3

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