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1924 Saint Louis Billikens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumSt. Louis University Athletic Field
Seasons
←  1923
1925 →
1924 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame     10 0 0
Kirksville Osteopaths     6 0 0
Central Michigan     7 1 0
Western State Normal (MI)     5 1 1
John Carroll     7 2 0
Haskell     7 2 1
Indiana State     6 2 0
Loyola (IL)     5 2 2
Marquette     5 2 0
Dayton     7 3 0
Saint Louis     6 3 0
Michigan Agricultural     5 3 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Butler     4 5 0
Detroit     4 5 0
Muncie Normal     1 3 0
Kent State     0 4 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1924 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their second season under head coach Dan J. Savage, the Billikens compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents, 110 to 90. [1] The team played its home games at St. Louis University Athletic Field on the school's campus in St. Louis.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27 Southwest Missouri State
W 8–0 [2]
October 4at ArmyL 0–17
October 11 Missouri Mines
  • St. Louis University Athletic Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 24–14 [3]
October 18 Loyola (IL)
  • St. Louis University Athletic Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 13–7 [4]
October 25 Detroit
  • St. Louis University Athletic Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 7–13 [5]
November 1 St. Xavier
  • St. Louis University Athletic Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 18–7 [6]
November 8 Michigan Agricultural
  • St. Louis University Athletic Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 9–3 [7]
November 15 Oglethorpe
  • St. Louis University Athletic Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 18–6 [8]
November 27 Centenary
  • St. Louis University Athletic Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 13–23 [9]

References

  1. ^ "1924 - Saint Louis (MO)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Billikens Defeat Springfield Teachers in Opening Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 28, 1924. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Billikens Win From Rolla Miners, 26-14; Fumbles Mar Game". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 12, 1924. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Billikens Win, 13-7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 19, 1924. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Billikens Defeated, 13-7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 26, 1924. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "St. Louis U Vanquishes St. Xavier". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 2, 1924. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Billikens Beat Michigan Aggies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 9, 1924. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Scores by Karst and Stanton win for the Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 16, 1924. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Centenary College Team Batters Billiken Line and Wins, 23-14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 28, 1924. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.