1926 Washington St. Louis

1–⁠7 (0–⁠6 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Bob Higgins.

Schedule and results

Washington St. Louis in 1926, game by game: lost vs. Iowa State 0–6; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 25–2; lost vs. Nebraska 6–20; lost at Grinnell 0–7; lost vs. Oklahoma 0–21; lost at Oklahoma State 3–37; lost at Missouri 6–45; lost at Quantico Marines 0–13+23−39Lost 0–6 vs. Iowa State-6Iowa StateWon 25–2 vs. Missouri–Rolla+23Missouri–RollaLost 6–20 vs. Nebraska-14NebraskaLost 0–7 at Grinnell-7GrinnellLost 0–21 vs. Oklahoma-21OklahomaLost 3–37 at Oklahoma State-34Oklahoma StateLost 6–45 at Missouri-39MissouriLost 0–13 at Quantico Marines-13Quantico Marines
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Quantico Marines 13–⁠0; 10th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
1–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠6 10th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
40–⁠151
Coach
Bob Higgins
Elo
1287 −121 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.6 No. 78 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1926 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State3–⁠0–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Nebraska5–⁠16–⁠2
Missouri4–⁠15–⁠1–⁠2
Grinnell3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Oklahoma3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Iowa State3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Kansas State2–⁠25–⁠3
Drake1–⁠42–⁠6
Kansas1–⁠52–⁠6
Washington St. Louis0–⁠61–⁠7

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