1939 Saint Louis Billikens football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1939 Saint Louis Billikens football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 5–3–2 1–1–1 Cecil Muellerleile 6th Walsh Stadium The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Cecil Muellerleile, the team compiled a 5–3–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 103 to 95.1939 Saint Louis Billikens Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 10, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/saint-louis/1939-schedule.html Saint Louis was ranked at No. 147 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Edward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. Schedule 1939 AP y y September 29 Missouri Mines<ncg> Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO W 13-0 Billikens Defeat an Improved Rolla Eleven by 13 to 0 St. Louis Post-Dispatch W.J. McGoogan September 30, 1939 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122202528/billikens-defeat-an-improved-rolla/ Newspapers.com October 6 1939 Bradley Braves Bradley<ncg> Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO T 0-0 4,639 Billikens Outplay Bradley Tech But Gain Only Scoreless Tie: St. Louis U. Misses Two Attempts To Score Field Goal St. Louis Star-Times James Toomey October 7, 1939 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122202862/billikens-outplay-bradley-tech-but-gain/ Newspapers.com October 13 Wichita<ncg> Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO W 7-0 4,956 Breaks Enable Billikens To Defeat Wichita, 7 To 0 St. Louis Post-Dispatch James M. Gould October 14, 1939 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122204199/breaks-enable-billikens-to-defeat/ Newspapers.com October 21 at No. 17 Ole Miss<ncg> Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS L 0-42 Ole Miss And State Romp Hard On Homecoming Foes Daily Clarion-Ledger Billy Gates October 22, 1939 1, 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122205550/ole-miss-and-state-romp-hard-on/ Newspapers.com October 28 Drake Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO L 0-12 Billikens Gain Only 63 Yards In Losing To Drake Team St. Louis Globe-Dispatch October 28, 1939 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121853818/billikens-gain-only-63-yards-in-losing/ Newspapers.com November 4 at Creighton Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE W 21-14 Jays' Early Lead Is Blasted, 21-14 Sunday World-Herald Howard Wolff November 5, 1939 1B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122188457/jays-early-lead-is-blasted-21-14/ Newspapers.com November 10 Wyoming<ncg> Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO W 39-6 3,598 Billy Ratican Steals Show As Billikens Defeat Wyoming, 39-6: 140-Pound Back Thrills Fans By Scoring On Pass St. Louis Star-Times James Toomey November 11, 1939 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122203591/billy-ratican-steals-show-as-billikens/ Newspapers.com November 18 at Tulsa<ncg> Skelly Field Tulsa, OK T 0-0 6,500 St. Louis Billikens Battle Tulsa Hurricane to 0-0 Tie: Tulsa Drive Fails Tulsa Tribune Jack Charvat November 19, 1939 7C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122204625/st-louis-billikens-battle-tulsa/ Newspapers.com November 25 South Dakota<ncg> Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO W 6-0 Coyotes Show Their Teeth as Crippled Billikens Win 6-0 St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 25, 1939 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122143633/xoyorws/ Newspapers.com December 2 at Washington University Francis Field St. Louis, MO L 17-21 12,000 Bears Rally to Defeat Bills, 21-17, and Clinch Valley Title: Washington Wipes Out 10 to 0 Deficit St. Louis Globe-Democrat Robert L. Burnes December 3, 1939 8A, 11A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122203302/bears-rally-to-defeat-bills-21-17-and/ Newspapers.com References Saint Louis Category:Saint Louis Billikens football seasons Saint Louis Billikens football