1947 Saint Louis Billikens football team

1947 Saint Louis Billikens football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–6 (1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalsh Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
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.[1]

Saint Louis was ranked at No. 99 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Missouri*
L 0–1917,000[3]
September 26Missouri Mines*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 61–010,331[4]
October 3at Marquette*
L 23–2710,486[5]
October 10Georgetown*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 16–09,796[6]
October 18Drakedagger
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 41–1212,312[7]
October 26at St. Bonaventure*Olean, NYL 13–479,200[8]
November 2Nevada*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 21–2710,136[9][10]
November 8Wichita
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 6–38[11]
November 15at Detroit*
L 6–375,000[12]
November 27Duquesne*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 14–139,272[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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.