1945 Wichita State

6–⁠4 (1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Wichita State in 1945, game by game: won vs. Doane 52–0; lost at Tulsa 0–61; lost at Kansas State 6–13; lost at Washburn 0–14; won vs. Central Missouri 25–0; won vs. Fort Riley 38–13; lost vs. Kansas 0–13; won at Pittsburg State 40–9; won vs. Kearney Field 34–6; won vs. Drake 19–13+52−61Won 52–0 vs. Doane+52DoaneLost 0–61 at Tulsa-61TulsaLost 6–13 at Kansas State-7Kansas StateLost 0–14 at Washburn-14WashburnWon 25–0 vs. Central Missouri+25Central MissouriWon 38–13 vs. Fort Riley+25Fort RileyLost 0–13 vs. Kansas-13KansasWon 40–9 at Pittsburg State+31Pittsburg StateWon 34–6 vs. Kearney Field+28Kearney FieldWon 19–13 vs. Drake+6Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Drake 19–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1945.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠1 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
214–⁠142
Coach
—
Elo
1326 +132 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.9 No. 91 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1945 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State1–⁠09–⁠05
Tulsa2–⁠18–⁠317
Wichita State1–⁠16–⁠4
Drake1–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Saint Louis0–⁠15–⁠4

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