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
1945 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Oklahoma A&M $ 1 –0 –09 –0 –0
No. 17 Tulsa 2 –1 –08 –3 –0
Wichita 1 –1 –06 –4 –0
Drake 1 –2 –05 –4 –1
Saint Louis 0 –1 –05 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
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
  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 open access.
  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 open access.
  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 open access.
  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 open access.
  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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