1937 Saint Louis Billikens football team

American college football season

1937 Saint Louis Billikens football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 7–2–1 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach|

* Cecil Muellerleile (4th season)

Home stadium| Walsh Stadium

Seasons

← 1936

1938 →

1937 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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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

* $ – Conference champion

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| | James Millikin*|

* Walsh Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| W 37–0| < 2,000|
October 1| | Missouri Mines*|

* Walsh Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| W 32–6| 8,245|
October 9| | at Ole Miss*|

* Alumni Field
* Oxford, MS

| L 0–21| 4,500| [3]
October 15| | at South Dakota*|

* Walsh Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| W 9–0| 6,742|
October 23| | Catholic University*|

* Walsh Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| W 7–2| 4,494| [4]
October 29| | at DePaul*|

* Walsh Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| T 7–7| 9,743| [5]
November 6| | Missouri*|

* Walsh Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| W 14–7| 11,423|
November 13| | at Creighton|

* Creighton Stadium
* Omaha, NE

| W 7–6| 5,000|
November 20| | at Grinnell| Grinnell, IA| W 27–7| |
November 25| 2:00 p.m.| at Washington University|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| L 0–6| 16,247| [6][7]

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Central time

## References

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1. ^ "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 .
2. ^ "1937 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ James M. Gould (October 30, 1937). "Billikens, Outrushed More Than 3 To 1, Tie DePaul". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ 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 .
7. ^ 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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Saint Louis Billikens football

Venues|

* Handlan's Park
* Sportsman's Park
* Robison Field (1916)
* Walsh Stadium (1930–1949)

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

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*[Conf.]: Conference record
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