1918 Saint Louis Billikens football team

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1918 Saint Louis Billikens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–2–1
Head coach
CaptainBill Higgins
Home stadiumSportsman's Park
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit Junior College   –   4 – 0 – 0
Central Michigan   –   1 – 0 – 0
Marquette   –   2 – 0 – 1
Heidelberg   –   5 – 1 – 0
St. Xavier   –   4 – 1 – 1
Notre Dame   –   3 – 1 – 2
Butler   –   2 – 1 – 1
Western State Normal (MI)   –   3 – 2 – 0
Saint Louis   –   3 – 2 – 1
Michigan Agricultural   –   4 – 3 – 0
Akron   –   2 – 2 – 1
St. Mary's (OH)   –   1 – 1 – 0
Toledo   –   1 – 1 – 0
Nebraska   –   2 – 3 – 1
Michigan State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0
Iowa State Teachers   –   1 – 3 – 0
Wabash   –   1 – 3 – 0
Fairmount   –   1 – 4 – 0
Haskell   –   1 – 4 – 0
Lake Forest   –   0 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1918 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1918 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Ernest C. Quigley, the Billikens compiled a 3–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 136 to 36.[1] The team played its home games at Sportsman's Park at St. Louis.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 19at McKendreeLebanon, ILW 79–0[2]
November 2Scott Field
W 21–7[3]
November 9at DePauwGreencastle, INL 6–10[4]
November 16Great Lakes NTS, 15th Regiment Aviation School
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
T 0–05,000[5]
November 232:45 p.m.Rose Poly
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 30–0[6][7]
November 28at Washington University
L 0–19[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1918 - Saint Louis (MO)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Billikens Smash M'Kendree Eleven By 79 to 0 Score". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 20, 1918. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Higgins Stars as Billikens Defeat Aviators, 21 to 7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 3, 1918. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Billikens Beaten By DePauw, 10-6, After Hard Fight". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 10, 1918. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Billikens and Great Lakes Aviators Battle to Tie, 0-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 17, 1918. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pikers Meet Scott Field; Billikens Play Rose Poly". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 23, 1918. p. 9. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Higgins Stars As Billikens Defeat Rose Poly, 30-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 24, 1918. p. 13, part three. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "In Spite of Having but One Dark Horse, the Pikers Were There With the Team Work: Billikens' Poor Tackling Unable to Check Pikeway Eleven's Great Backfield". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 29, 1918. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
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