1941 Washington St. Louis

4–⁠5 (1–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Washington St. Louis in 1941, game by game: lost at Kansas 6–19; lost vs. Oklahoma State 12–41; lost vs. Creighton 13–14; won vs. Centenary (LA) 13–7; won at Drake 12–0; won vs. Illinois College 53–12; lost at Butler 13–40; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 28–7; lost at Saint Louis 0–25+41−29Lost 6–19 at Kansas-13KansasLost 12–41 vs. Oklahoma State-29Oklahoma StateLost 13–14 vs. Creighton-1CreightonWon 13–7 vs. Centenary (LA)+6Centenary (LA)Won 12–0 at Drake+12DrakeWon 53–12 vs. Illinois College+41Illinois CollegeLost 13–40 at Butler-27ButlerWon 28–7 vs. Missouri–Rolla+21Missouri–RollaLost 0–25 at Saint Louis-25Saint Louis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Saint Louis 25–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠3 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
150–⁠165
Coach
—
Elo
1348 −91 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.3 No. 108 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1942

The 1942 draft
Rd 3Wilson Schwenk BChicago Cardinals

1941 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠08–⁠2
Oklahoma State3–⁠15–⁠4
Creighton3–⁠25–⁠5
Saint Louis1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Washington St. Louis1–⁠34–⁠5
Drake0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

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