| 1939 Saint Louis Billikens football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–3–2 (1–1–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Walsh Stadium |
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| Washington University $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Cecil Muellerleile, the team compiled a 5–3–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 103 to 95.[1]
Saint Louis was ranked at No. 147 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]
The team played its home games at Edward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Missouri Mines* |
| W 13–0 | [3] | |||
| October 6 | Bradley* |
| T 0–0 | 4,639 | [4] | ||
| October 13 | Wichita* |
| W 7–0 | 4,956 | [5] | ||
| October 21 | at No. 17 Ole Miss* | L 0–42 | [6] | ||||
| October 28 | Drake |
| L 0–12 | [7] | |||
| November 4 | at Creighton | W 21–14 | [8] | ||||
| November 10 | Wyoming* |
| W 39–6 | 3,598 | [9] | ||
| November 18 | at Tulsa* | T 0–0 | 6,500 | [10] | |||
| November 25 | South Dakota* |
| W 6–0 | [11] | |||
| December 2 | at Washington University |
| L 17–21 | 12,000 | [12] | ||
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References
- ^ "1939 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W.J. McGoogan (September 30, 1939). "Billikens Defeat an Improved Rolla Eleven by 13 to 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ James Toomey (October 7, 1939). "Billikens Outplay Bradley Tech But Gain Only Scoreless Tie: St. Louis U. Misses Two Attempts To Score Field Goal". St. Louis Star-Times. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ James M. Gould (October 14, 1939). "Breaks Enable Billikens To Defeat Wichita, 7 To 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Billy Gates (October 22, 1939). "Ole Miss And State Romp Hard On Homecoming Foes". Daily Clarion-Ledger. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Billikens Gain Only 63 Yards In Losing To Drake Team". St. Louis Globe-Dispatch. October 28, 1939. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Wolff (November 5, 1939). "Jays' Early Lead Is Blasted, 21-14". Sunday World-Herald. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ James Toomey (November 11, 1939). "Billy Ratican Steals Show As Billikens Defeat Wyoming, 39-6: 140-Pound Back Thrills Fans By Scoring On Pass". St. Louis Star-Times. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Charvat (November 19, 1939). "St. Louis Billikens Battle Tulsa Hurricane to 0-0 Tie: Tulsa Drive Fails". Tulsa Tribune. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coyotes Show Their Teeth as Crippled Billikens Win 6-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 25, 1939. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robert L. Burnes (December 3, 1939). "Bears Rally to Defeat Bills, 21-17, and Clinch Valley Title: Washington Wipes Out 10 to 0 Deficit". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. pp. 8A, 11A – via Newspapers.com.
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