| 1945 Saint Louis Billikens football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (0–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Walsh Stadium |
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| No. 5 Oklahoma A&M $ | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1945 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1945 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Dukes Duford, the team compiled a 5–4 record (0–1 against MVC opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 194 to 139. The team played its home games at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | Kirksville State* |
| W 96–6 | |||||
| October 6 | Missouri Mines* |
| W 32–0 | |||||
| October 12 | at Miami (FL)* | L 0–21 | ||||||
| October 20 | Illinois Wesleyan |
| W 27–0 | |||||
| October 26 | Olathe NAS* |
| W 19–13 | 7,000 | ||||
| November 3 | Drake |
| L 0–25 | |||||
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Fort Riley* |
| W 14–7 | 7,000 | |||
| November 18 | at Detroit* | L 0–27 | 10,671 | |||||
| November 22 | at Marquette* | L 6–40 | 7,500 | |||||
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References
- "1945 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- Broeg, Bob (October 26, 1945). "St. Louis U. Seeks Seventh Straight Home Victory Against Strong Olathe". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6C. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- Broeg, Bob (October 27, 1945). "Olathe Offered Return Engagement After Losing to Billikens, 19-13". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 8A. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- Broeg, Bob (November 11, 1945). "Billikens Revamped For Their Game Today". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1E. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- Broeg, Bob (November 12, 1945). "No Rest for Billikens Today Despite Victory Over Fort Riley". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 10A. Retrieved April 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- W. W. Edgar (November 19, 1945). "U-D Eleven Gives St. Louis Blues, 27-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 14.
- Bob Broeg (November 23, 1945). "St. Louis U. Season Regarded as Success Despite Fade-Out at Finish: Marquette Rides Over Bills in Wind-Up, 40-6; 7500 Turn Out in Cold". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 10C – via Newspapers.com.
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