1933 Saint Louis Billikens football team

The 1933 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Chile Walsh, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 77.[1] Having beaten Missouri, Missouri Mines, and Washington University, the team was declared the Missouri state champion.[2] Home games were played at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis.

1933 Saint Louis Billikens football
Missouri state champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumEdward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1932
1934 
1933 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
DePaul  601
Detroit  710
Michigan State Normal  520
Saint Louis  630
Central State (MI)  521
Michigan State  422
Missouri Mines  430
Michigan Tech  220
Western State Teachers  331
Marquette  341
Notre Dame  351
Haskell  263
Detroit City  251

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30James MillikinW 32–0
October 6Kansas State
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 14–20
October 14at GrinnellGrinnell, IAW 19–13
October 21Missouri
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 13–712,000[3]
October 28Loyola (LA)
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 6–167,263[4]
November 4at WichitaWichita, KSW 7–0
November 11Missouri Mines
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 26–0
November 18Marquette
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 6–216,206[5]
November 302:00 p.m.at Washington University
W 6–016,004[6][7][2]

References

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  1. "1933 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Billikens Outpower Bears, 6-0, and Retain State Championship". St. Louis Star and Times. December 1, 1933. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "22 Oct 1933, Page 15 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at". Newspapers.com. October 22, 1933. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  4. "Loyola eleven outplays St. Louis U. and wins, 16 to 6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 28, 1933. Retrieved April 14, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "St. Louis U. Is Decisively Defeated by Marquette, 21 to 6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 18, 1933. p. 2B via Newspapers.com.
  6. Haley, Martin J. (November 30, 1933). "Bills And Bears Renew Grid Feud Today, Both Packing Secret Charges of Dynamite". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 7C. Retrieved August 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. Haley, Martin J. (November 30, 1933). "Bills And Bears Clash Today in Annual Battle (continued)". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 8F. Retrieved August 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.