| 1947 Saint Louis Billikens football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (1–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Walsh Stadium |
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| Tulsa $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Dukes Duford, the team compiled a 4–6 record (1–1 against MVC opponents), finished third in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 220 to 201.[1]
Saint Louis was ranked at No. 99 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]
The team played its home games at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis, MO.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | at Missouri* | L 0–19 | 17,000 | [3] | |||
| September 26 | Missouri Mines* |
| W 61–0 | 10,331 | [4] | ||
| October 3 | at Marquette* | L 23–27 | 10,486 | [5] | |||
| October 10 | Georgetown* |
| W 16–0 | 9,796 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | Drake |
| W 41–12 | 12,312 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | at St. Bonaventure* | Olean, NY | L 13–47 | 9,200 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | Nevada* |
| L 21–27 | 10,136 | [9][10] | ||
| November 8 | Wichita |
| L 6–38 | [11] | |||
| November 15 | at Detroit* | L 6–37 | 5,000 | [12] | |||
| November 27 | Duquesne* |
| W 14–13 | 9,272 | [13] | ||
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References
- ^ "1947 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri Uses Surprise Plays In Downing Bills, 19-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 21, 1947. p. 1F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robert Morrison (September 27, 1947). "Billikens Hand Rolla 61-0 Defeat; Worst for Miner Team in 41 Years". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 6A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marquette Rally Beats Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 4, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Billikens Beat Georgetown, 16 to 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 11, 1947. p. 7A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. Louis U. Runs Over Drake in Homecoming Game, 41 to 12 Before 12,000". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 19, 1947. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shocked Billikens Reel Under 47 to 13 Defeat by St. Bonaventure". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 27, 1947. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nevada Wolf Pack Tramples Billikens In Statistics, Wins By Scant Margin; Pack Rolls Up 418 Yards to 171". Nevada State Journal. November 3, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robert Morrison (November 3, 1947). "Battling Bills Get Only 41 Plays to Nevada's 90, Lose by Six Points". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Robert Morrison (November 9, 1947). "Bills Drop 38-6 Game To Wichita". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. III-1, III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bills Drop 37-6 Decision To Detroit on Muddy Field". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 16, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ James L. Toomey (November 28, 1947). "Billikens Win, 14-13, on Missed Conversion in Last Minute". St. Louis Star and Times. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
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