1941 Saint Louis Billikens football team

American college football season

1941 Saint Louis Billikens football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 4–5–1 (1–3–1 MVC)
Head coach|

* Dukes Duford (2nd season)

Home stadium| Walsh Stadium

Seasons

<- 1940

1942 ->

1941 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Missouri Mines*|

* Walsh Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| W 13–7| 7,451| [4]
October 3| at Creighton|

* Creighton Stadium
* Omaha, NE

| L 8–18| 10,000| [5]
October 11| Drake|

* Walsh Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| T 6–6| 5,819| [6]
October 18| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Field
* Tulsa, OK

| L 7–33| | [7]
October 24| at Xavier*|

* Walsh Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| L 0–8| 7,450| [8]
November 2| at Loyola (CA)*|

* Gilmore Stadium
* Los Angeles, CA

| W 21–13| 8,500| [9]
November 8| Oklahoma A&M|

* Walsh Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| L 7–13| | [10]
November 15| at Texas Tech*|

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX

| L 6–46| 4,000| [11]
November 22| Wichita*|

* Walsh Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| W 7–6| 1,129| [12]
November 29| Washington University|

* Walsh Stadium
* St. Louis, MO

| W 25–0| 12,000| [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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Saint Louis Billikens football

Venues|

* Handlan's Park
* Sportsman's Park
* Robison Field (1916)

Seasons|

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