1937 Saint Louis Billikens football team
The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Cecil Muellerleile, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (2–1 against MVC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 62.[1][2] The team played its home games at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis.
| 1937 Saint Louis Billikens football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (2–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Walsh Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | James Millikin* |
| W 37–0 | < 2,000 | ||||
| October 1 | Missouri Mines* |
| W 32–6 | 8,245 | ||||
| October 9 | at Ole Miss* |
| L 0–21 | 4,500 | [3] | |||
| October 15 | at South Dakota* |
| W 9–0 | 6,742 | ||||
| October 23 | Catholic University* |
| W 7–2 | 4,494 | [4] | |||
| October 29 | at DePaul* |
| T 7–7 | 9,743 | [5] | |||
| November 6 | Missouri* |
| W 14–7 | 11,423 | ||||
| November 13 | at Creighton | W 7–6 | 5,000 | |||||
| November 20 | at Grinnell | Grinnell, IA | W 27–7 | |||||
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at Washington University |
| L 0–6 | 16,247 | [6][7] | ||
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References
- "Valley Chase Won By Tulsa With Drake 2D". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. November 29, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - "1937 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- "Mississippi U. holds Billikens first loss of season, 21 to 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Billikens beat Catholic U. on Harris' long run, 7 to 2". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 24, 1937. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- James M. Gould (October 30, 1937). "Billikens, Outrushed More Than 3 To 1, Tie DePaul". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- Burnes, Robert L. (November 25, 1937). "Bills Favored In Annual Grid Classic Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1F. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- Tietjen, W. Vernon (November 26, 1937). "Bears Play As Team That Would Not Be Beaten To Upset Billikens". St. Louis Star-Times. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 24. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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