1919 Saint Louis Billikens football team

The 1919 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1919 college football season. In their second season under head coach Charles M. Rademacher, the Billikens compiled a 4–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 71 to 28.[1] The team played its home games at Sportsman's Park at St. Louis.

1919 Saint Louis Billikens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–2
Head coach
Home stadiumSportsman's Park
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Notre Dame     9 0 0
Detroit     8 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)     4 1 0
Akron     6 1 1
North Dakota Agricultural     5 1 1
Haskell     8 2 1
Marquette     5 1 2
St. Xavier     6 2 0
Morningside     6 2 0
Heidelberg     6 3 0
Saint Louis     4 2 2
Valparaiso     5 3 0
Wabash     4 3 2
Central Michigan     2 2 3
Michigan Agricultural     4 4 1
Nebraska     3 3 2
St. Mary's (OH)     2 2 0
Iowa State Teachers     2 4 1
Toledo     2 4 0
Butler     0 5 1
Bowling Green     0 3 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6AlumniW 14–0[2][3]
October 13Cape Girardeau Normal
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 33–7[4]
October 18Lombard
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
T 0–0[5]
October 25Missouri Mines
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 21–0[6]
November 1Valparaiso
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 3–0[7]
November 8Marquette
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
T 0–04,000[8]
November 15at DrurySpringfield, MOL 0–14[9]
November 272:30 p.m.Washington University
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–712,000[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "1919 - Saint Louis (MO)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Billiken Eleven To Perform Today Against Alumni". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 6, 1919. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Billikens Win in First Game, 14-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 7, 1919. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "St. Louis University Beats Cape Girardeau Eleven, 33 to 7: Billiken Backs Exhibit Speed and Interference Is First Class on Runs". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 14, 1919. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stubborn Defense Saves Billikens in Lombard Tilt". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 19, 1919. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Billikens' Drive in First Quarter Proves Enough to Defeat Rolla Team, 21-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 26, 1919. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bill Donovan Drop Kicks Billikens to 3-0 Victory Over Valparaiso Huskies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 2, 1919. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Billiken Defense Holds Marquette To Scoreless Tie". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 9, 1919. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Drury Uses Forward Passes to Defeat Billikens, 14-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 16, 1919. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Gould, James M. (November 26, 1919). "Pikers and Billikens Will Start Big Battle Tomorrow at 2:30 P. M." The St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 13. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Washington Trampled the Billikens Underfoot by Means of the Overhead Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 28, 1919. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.