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1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Tulsa $ 5 0 0 10 1 0
Oklahoma A&M 4 1 0 6 3 1
Washington University 2 3 0 5 5 0
Saint Louis 2 3 0 4 5 0
Creighton 1 4 0 5 4 0
Drake 1 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach Dukes Duford, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 215 to 110.[1]

Saint Louis was ranked at No. 154 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

The team played its home games at Edward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Missouri*L 7–38
October 2Missouri Mines*
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 14–7
October 10at DrakeL 9–19
October 16Miami (FL)*
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 6–317,000[3]
October 23Tulsa
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–417,990
November 1Loyola (LA)*
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 20–66,545[4]
November 8Creighton
  • Walsh Memorial Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 21–196,204[5]
November 14at Oklahoma A&ML 7–54
November 262:30 p.m.Washington University
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 26–013,192[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "1942 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Gould, James M. (October 17, 1942). "Miami Hurricane Crushes Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2B. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Billikens Gang Up on Favored Loyola for 20-6 Victory". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 2, 1942. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ James M. Gould (November 9, 1942). "Billikens' 21 to 0 Lead Cut to 2 Points by Beaten Creighton". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gould, James M. (November 25, 1942). "17 Players From District to Start Bear-Billiken Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 8A. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Stockton, J. Roy (November 27, 1942). "St. Louis U. Trounces Washington, 26 to 0, to Give Coach Duford His Third Straight Win Over Rivals". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6C. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.