1938 Saint Louis Billikens football team
| 1938 Saint Louis Billikens football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–5–2 (1–1–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Walsh Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn * | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton * | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1938 Saint Louis Billikens football team represented Saint Louis University during the 1938 college football season, their 39th season in existence. They finished the season 3–5–2 and 1–1–1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2]
Against fellow MVC team, they lost to Tulsa, beat Grinnell, and tied Washington University. They recorded losses against Ole Miss of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Missouri of the Big Six Conference.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Bradley Tech* |
| L 0–6 | 6,224 | [3] | ||
| September 30 | Missouri Mines* |
| W 12–0 | ||||
| October 8 | at Wichita* | Wichita, KS | T 0–0 | ||||
| October 14 | Tulsa |
| L 0–28 | 9,428 | |||
| October 21 | Grinnell |
| W 27–7 | ||||
| October 29 | at Catholic University* | W 13–0 | [4] | ||||
| November 5 | Ole Miss* |
| L 12–14 | 8,429 | [5] | ||
| November 12 | at DePaul* |
| L 9–20 | [6] | |||
| November 19 | Missouri* |
| L 0–26 | ||||
| November 24 | Washington University |
| T 0–0 | ||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Beaten Tulsa Backs Into Valley Title". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Associated Press. November 28, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "1938 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SportsReference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ James M. Gould (September 24, 1938). "Billikens Outrush Bradley, 2 to 1, but Lose Game, 6 to 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Billikens beat Catholic U., 13–0, Gorman and Cochran score". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 30, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi ekes out 14–12 victory over fighting Billikens". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "De Paul Scores 20 to 9 Victory Over St. Louis". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1938. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Various. "The Archive; Saint Louis University Yearbook". Saint Louis University Libraries Digital Collection. Saint Louis University Libraries Digitization Center. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
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