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1947 Saint Louis Billikens football team

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1947 Saint Louis Billikens football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–6 (1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalsh Stadium
Seasons← 19461948 →
1947 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wichita 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Dukes Duford, the team compiled a 4–6 record (1–1 against MVC opponents), finished third in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 220 to 201.

Saint Louis was ranked at No. 99 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.

The team played its home games at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis, MO.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Missouri*L 0–1917,000
September 26Missouri Mines*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 61–010,331
October 3at Marquette*L 23–2710,486
October 10Georgetown*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 16–09,796
October 18Drake
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 41–1212,312
October 26at St. Bonaventure*Olean, NYL 13–479,200
November 2Nevada*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 21–2710,136
November 8Wichita
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 6–38
November 15at Detroit*L 6–375,000
November 27Duquesne*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 14–139,272
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1947 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Missouri Uses Surprise Plays In Downing Bills, 19-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 21, 1947. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Robert Morrison (September 27, 1947). "Billikens Hand Rolla 61-0 Defeat; Worst for Miner Team in 41 Years". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 6A – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Marquette Rally Beats Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 4, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Billikens Beat Georgetown, 16 to 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 11, 1947. p. 7A – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "St. Louis U. Runs Over Drake in Homecoming Game, 41 to 12 Before 12,000". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 19, 1947. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Shocked Billikens Reel Under 47 to 13 Defeat by St. Bonaventure". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 27, 1947. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Nevada Wolf Pack Tramples Billikens In Statistics, Wins By Scant Margin; Pack Rolls Up 418 Yards to 171". Nevada State Journal. November 3, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Robert Morrison (November 3, 1947). "Battling Bills Get Only 41 Plays to Nevada's 90, Lose by Six Points". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Robert Morrison (November 9, 1947). "Bills Drop 38-6 Game To Wichita". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. III-1, III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Bills Drop 37-6 Decision To Detroit on Muddy Field". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 16, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. James L. Toomey (November 28, 1947). "Billikens Win, 14-13, on Missed Conversion in Last Minute". St. Louis Star and Times. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
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