1942 Washington St. Louis

5–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Washington St. Louis in 1942, game by game: lost at Iowa 7–26; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 26–7; won at Creighton 13–12; won vs. Wichita State 27–6; lost at Tulsa 0–40; lost at Oklahoma State 7–40; lost at Kansas 7–19; won vs. Drake 14–7; won at Missouri–Rolla 19–6; lost vs. Saint Louis 0–26+21−40Lost 7–26 at Iowa-19IowaWon 26–7 vs. Southeast Missouri State+19Southeast Misso…Won 13–12 at Creighton+1CreightonWon 27–6 vs. Wichita State+21Wichita StateLost 0–40 at Tulsa-40TulsaLost 7–40 at Oklahoma State-33Oklahoma StateLost 7–19 at Kansas-12KansasWon 14–7 vs. Drake+7DrakeWon 19–6 at Missouri–Rolla+13Missouri–RollaLost 0–26 vs. Saint Louis-26Saint 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 26–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
120–⁠189
Coach
—
Elo
1340 −58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.5 No. 111 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1942 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa5–⁠010–⁠14
Oklahoma State4–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠35–⁠5
Saint Louis2–⁠34–⁠5
Creighton1–⁠45–⁠4
Drake1–⁠43–⁠7

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