1940 Saint Louis Billikens football team

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1940 Saint Louis Billikens football
ConferenceIndependent
1940 record3–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Midwestern college football independents records
  • v
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wayne   –   4 – 1 – 3
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 0
Xavier   –   7 – 3 – 0
Ohio   –   5 – 2 – 2
Dayton   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   5 – 3 – 1
Wichita   –   6 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 1
Marquette   –   4 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan   –   2 – 4 – 3
Akron   –   2 – 5 – 2
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   2 – 5 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   1 – 5 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   0 – 7 – 1

The 1940 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Dukes Duford, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 113 to 88.[1] The team played its home games at Edward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Missouri
L 26–40
October 4at Missouri MinesRolla, MOT 0–0
October 12at Centenary
L 6–19[2]
October 18Tulsa
L 6–19
October 26at Drake
W 21–0
November 1Wichita
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 13–0
November 8Creighton
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–14
November 16at Oklahoma A&M
L 7–14
November 21 No. 20 Texas Tech
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 6–7
November 30at Washington University
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 3–0
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1940 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "St. Louis U. loses, 19–6, at Centenary". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 13, 1941. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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