1919 Washington St. Louis

5–⁠2 (2–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by R.B. Rutherford.

Schedule and results

Washington St. Louis in 1919, game by game: won vs. Drury 51–0; won at Kansas State 14–9; won at Grinnell 13–0; won at Missouri–Rolla 29–0; lost at Drake 13–14; lost vs. Missouri 0–7; won vs. Saint Louis 7–0+51−7Won 51–0 vs. Drury+51DruryWon 14–9 at Kansas State+5Kansas StateWon 13–0 at Grinnell+13GrinnellWon 29–0 at Missouri–Rolla+29Missouri–RollaLost 13–14 at Drake-1DrakeLost 0–7 vs. Missouri-7MissouriWon 7–0 vs. Saint Louis+7Saint Louis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Louis 7–⁠0; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

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

Record
5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
127–⁠30
Coach
R.B. Rutherford
Elo
1520 +15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.2 No. 45 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1919 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠2
Iowa State3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠25–⁠2
Drake2–⁠24–⁠3
Kansas1–⁠1–⁠13–⁠2–⁠3
Kansas State0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Grinnell0–⁠31–⁠4–⁠1

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