1949 Saint Louis Billikens football team

1949 Saint Louis Billikens football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	2–6–1 (0–3–1 MVC)
Head coach	Joe Maniaci (2nd season)
Home stadium	Walsh Stadium
Seasons ← 1948

1949 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Kirksville State*	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 48–6
October 8	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 7–62
October 15	Davidson*	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 41–12	6,743	^[2]
October 22	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 14–27
October 29	at Duquesne*	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 14–51	7,500–8,000	^[3]^[4]^[5]
November 5	Wichita	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	T 21–21
November 13	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 14–31	7,382	^[6]
November 19	Bradley	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 7–29
November 24	Houston*	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 0–35	6,823
*Non-conference game

References

^ "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 .
^ 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.

v t e Saint Louis Billikens football
Venues	Handlan's Park Sportsman's Park Robison Field (1916) Walsh Stadium (1930–1949)
People	Head coaches
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

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