1942 Saint Louis Billikens football team

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach Dukes Duford, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 215 to 110.[1]

1942 Saint Louis Billikens football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1945 →
1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Tulsa $ 5 0 0 10 1 0
Oklahoma A&M 4 1 0 6 3 1
Washington University 2 3 0 5 5 0
Saint Louis 2 3 0 4 5 0
Creighton 1 4 0 5 4 0
Drake 1 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Saint Louis was ranked at No. 154 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

The team played its home games at Edward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Missouri*L 7–38
October 2Missouri Mines*
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 14–7
October 10at DrakeL 9–19
October 16Miami (FL)*
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 6–317,000[3]
October 23Tulsa
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–417,990
November 1Loyola (LA)*
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 20–66,545[4]
November 8Creighton
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 21–196,204[5]
November 14at Oklahoma A&ML 7–54
November 262:30 p.m.Washington University
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 26–013,192[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "1942 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Gould, James M. (October 17, 1942). "Miami Hurricane Crushes Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2B. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Billikens Gang Up on Favored Loyola for 20-6 Victory". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 2, 1942. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ James M. Gould (November 9, 1942). "Billikens' 21 to 0 Lead Cut to 2 Points by Beaten Creighton". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gould, James M. (November 25, 1942). "17 Players From District to Start Bear-Billiken Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 8A. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ Stockton, J. Roy (November 27, 1942). "St. Louis U. Trounces Washington, 26 to 0, to Give Coach Duford His Third Straight Win Over Rivals". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6C. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .