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1941 Saint Louis Billikens football team

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1941 Saint Louis Billikens football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalsh Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Creighton 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Washington University 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Drake 0 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Dukes Duford, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–3–1 against MVC opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 150 to 100.[1] The team played its home games at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis.

Quarterback Dick Weber was selected by the conference coaches as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team.[2]

Saint Louis was ranked at No. 143 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Missouri Mines*
W 13–77,451[4]
October 3at Creighton
L 8–1810,000[5]
October 11Drake
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
T 6–65,819[6]
October 18at Tulsa
L 7–33[7]
October 24at Xavier*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–87,450[8]
November 2at Loyola (CA)*
W 21–138,500[9]
November 8Oklahoma A&M
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 7–13[10]
November 15at Texas Tech*
L 6–464,000[11]
November 22Wichita*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 7–61,129[12]
November 29Washington University
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 25–012,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1941 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  2. ^ L.E. Skelley (December 5, 1941). "Keithley Awarded Place On Valley All-Star Eleven". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ James M. Gould (September 27, 1941). "Billikens, Outplayed for 57 Minutes, Defeat Miners, 13 to 7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brock Averages Over 5 Yards as Creighton Wins". The Columbus Daily Telegram. October 4, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ James M. Gould (October 11, 1941). "Drake Eleven, Outplayed in All Departments, Tie Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulsa's Aerials Daze Creighton". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1941. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Musketeers Triumph Over St. Louis Billikens By 8-0 Score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 25, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Charles Curtis (November 3, 1941). "Alert St. Louis Team Spills Loyola by 21-13". Los Angeles Times. p. I-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ James M. Gould (November 9, 1941). "Billikens Gain Lead But Lose To Oklahoma Aggies, 13 To 7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Billikens Routed by Texas Tech". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 16, 1941. p. 2E – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ J. Roy Stockton (November 23, 1941). "Billikens Beat Wichita On Blocked Punt, 7-6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ J. Roy Stockton (November 30, 1941). "Billikens Defeat Bears, 25-0; Schwenk Sets Two U.S. Marks". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
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