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1945 Saint Louis Billikens football team

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.[1] The team played its home games at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis.

1945 Saint Louis Billikens football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalsh Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1946 →
1945 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Kirksville State*
W 96–6
October 6Missouri Mines*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 32–0
October 12at Miami (FL)*
L 0–21
October 20Illinois Wesleyan
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 27–0
October 26Olathe NAS*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 19–137,000[2][3]
November 3Drake
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–25
November 112:30 p.m.Fort Riley*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 14–77,000[4][5]
November 18at Detroit*
L 0–2710,671[6]
November 22at Marquette*
L 6–407,500[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "1945 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. ^ 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  .
  3. ^ 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  .
  4. ^ 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  .
  5. ^ 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  .
  6. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 19, 1945). "U-D Eleven Gives St. Louis Blues, 27-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 14.
  7. ^ 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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