The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In its second season under head coach Joe Maniaci, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–3–1 against MVC opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 214 to 172.[1] The team played its home games at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis.
| 1949 Saint Louis Billikens football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 2–6–1 (0–3–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Walsh Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | Kirksville State* |
| W 48–6 | ||||
| October 8 | at Marquette* | L 7–62 | |||||
| October 15 | Davidson* |
| W 41–12 | 6,743 | [2] | ||
| October 22 | at Drake | L 14–27 | |||||
| October 29 | at Duquesne* | L 14–51 | 7,500–8,000 | [3][4][5] | |||
| November 5 | Wichita |
| T 21–21 | ||||
| November 13 | at Detroit | L 14–31 | 7,382 | [6] | |||
| November 19 | Bradley |
| L 7–29 | ||||
| November 24 | Houston* |
| L 0–35 | 6,823 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1949 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Billikens trounce Davidson, 41–12". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 16, 1949. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hughes, Carl (October 30, 1949). "Ralph Riddles St. Louis For 4 Touchdowns". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 33. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Abrams, Al (October 30, 1949). "Longmore Paces Rout With 4 TDs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 23. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Abrams, Al (October 30, 1949). "Longmore Scores 4 TD's In 51-14 Duquesne Win (continued)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 26. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dick Peters (November 14, 1949). "Titans Trounce Billikens, 31-14". Detroit Free Press. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
