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1940 Washington St. Louis

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

Schedule and results

Washington St. Louis in 1940, game by game: lost vs. Northwest Missouri State 6–7; won vs. Washburn 28–0; lost at Oklahoma State 12–53; won vs. Butler 27–19; lost at Centenary (LA) 14–19; lost at VMI 13–20; lost vs. Drake 14–20; won at Missouri–Rolla 12–0; lost vs. Saint Louis 0–3+28−41Lost 6–7 vs. Northwest Missouri State-1Northwest Misso…Won 28–0 vs. Washburn+28WashburnLost 12–53 at Oklahoma State-41Oklahoma StateWon 27–19 vs. Butler+8ButlerLost 14–19 at Centenary (LA)-5Centenary (LA)Lost 13–20 at VMI-7VMILost 14–20 vs. Drake-6DrakeWon 12–0 at Missouri–Rolla+12Missouri–RollaLost 0–3 vs. Saint Louis-3Saint Louis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsNorthwest Missouri StateL 6–⁠789%
Oct 12vsWashburnW 28–⁠077%
Oct 19atOklahoma StateL 12–⁠5349%
Oct 26vsButlerW 27–⁠1991%
Nov 2atCentenary (LA)L 14–⁠1962%
Nov 9atVMIL 13–⁠2039%
Nov 16vsDrakeL 14–⁠2065%
Nov 23atMissouri–RollaW 12–⁠073%
Nov 30vsSaint LouisL 0–⁠364%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Saint Louis 3–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠3 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
126–⁠141
Coach
—
Elo
1408 −105 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.9 No. 109 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.