1938 Saint Louis Billikens football team

The 1938 Saint Louis Billikens football team represented Saint Louis University during the 1938 college football season, their 39th season in existence. They finished the season 3–5–2 and 1–1–1 in the Missouri Valley Conference.[1][2]

1938 Saint Louis Billikens football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1938 record3–5–2 (1–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWalsh Stadium
1938 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washburn * 2 0 06 3 0
Creighton * 1 0 16 1 1
Tulsa $ 3 1 04 5 1
Washington University 2 1 16 3 1
Drake 2 1 15 4 1
Saint Louis 1 1 13 5 2
Grinnell 0 3 03 5 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 4 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * ineligible for championship because of insufficient games

Against fellow MVC team, they lost to Tulsa, beat Grinnell, and tied Washington University. They recorded losses against Ole Miss of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Missouri of the Big Six Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23 Bradley*
L 0–6
September 30 Missouri Mines*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 12–0
October 8 at Wichita* Wichita, KS T 0–0
October 14 Tulsa
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–28
October 21 Grinnell
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 27–7
October 29 at Catholic University* W 13–0 [3]
November 5 Ole Miss*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 12–14
November 12 at DePaul* Chicago, IL L 9–20 [4]
November 19 Missouri*
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–26
November 24 Washington University
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

[5]

References

  1. "Beaten Tulsa Backs Into Valley Title". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Associated Press. November 28, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved November 27, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
  2. "1938 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary". SportsReference.com. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. "Billikens beat Catholic U., 13–0, Gorman and Cochran score". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 30, 1938. Retrieved February 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "De Paul Scores 20 to 9 Victory Over St. Louis". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1938. p. II-7 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Various. "The Archive; Saint Louis University Yearbook". Saint Louis University Libraries Digital Collection. Saint Louis University Libraries Digitization Center. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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