1940 Saint Louis Billikens football team
The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Dukes Duford, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 record with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 113 to 88.[1]
| 1940 Saint Louis Billikens football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (2–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Walsh Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saint Louis was ranked at No. 117 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
The team played home games at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | at Missouri* | L 26–40 | |||||
| October 4 | at Missouri Mines* | Rolla, MO | T 0–0 | ||||
| October 12 | at Centenary* | L 6–19 | 5,000 | [3] | |||
| October 18 | Tulsa |
| L 6–19 | 5,545 | [4] | ||
| October 26 | at Drake | W 21–0 | |||||
| November 1 | Wichita* |
| W 13–0 | 6,358 | [5] | ||
| November 8 | Creighton |
| L 0–14 | 7,373 | [6] | ||
| November 16 | at Oklahoma A&M | L 7–14 | |||||
| November 21 | No. 20 Texas Tech* |
| L 6–7 | ||||
| November 30 | at Washington University |
| W 3–0 | ||||
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References
- "1940 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- "St. Louis U. loses, 19–6, at Centenary". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 13, 1941. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- James Toomey (October 19, 1940). "Pass Interference Helps Tulsa Beat Billikens". St. Louis Star-Times. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aussieker Stands Out As Billikens Win From Wichita, 13 to 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 2, 1940. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- James Toomey (November 9, 1940). "Billikens' Pass Defense Fails and Creighton Wins". St. Louis Star-Times. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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