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1927 Saint Louis Billikens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSt. Louis University Athletic Field, Sportsman's Park
Seasons
←  1926
1928 →
1927 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
Ball Teachers   –   5 – 2 – 1
Marquette   –   6 – 3 – 0
Haskell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Butler   –   4 – 3 – 1
John Carroll   –   3 – 2 – 3
Saint Louis   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lombard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Loyola (IL)   –   4 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   1 – 4 – 1
Kent State   –   1 – 5 – 1
Valparaiso   –   1 – 5 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Robert L. Mathews, the Billikens compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 101. [1] The team played its home games at St. Louis University Athletic Field and Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Southern Illinois
W 20–62,000 [2]
October 1Jackson University
  • St. Louis University Athletic Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 69–0
October 8 Southwest Missouri State
W 7–0
October 15at Loyola (IL)
W 19–0 [3]
October 22 Coe
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–7 [4]
October 29 Missouri Mines
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
W 17–0
November 5 Marquette
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–267,000 [5]
November 11 Detroitdagger
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–21 [6]
November 19at Creighton
L 8–20
November 242:00 p.m. Washington University
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–2118,739 [7] [8]

References

  1. ^ "1927 - Saint Louis (MO)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Scott, John G. (September 25, 1927). "St. Louis U. Displays Power in Crushing Illinois Normal, 20-6". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 10. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Billikens trounce Loyola University eleven, 19 to 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 16, 1927. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brookhart Scores Only Marker In 2nd Quarter". The Gazette. October 23, 1927. p. 16. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Jack Alexander (November 6, 1927). "Marquette's 'Golden Avalanche' Downs St. Louis U., 26-0: Gebert and Leary Lead Attack on Billiken Line in Long Scoring Drives". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 12, 1927). "St. Louis Is Downed By Titans, 21-0: Two Long Dashes Feature Triumph of Dorais' Team". Detroit Free Press. pp. 12, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Johnson, Willis E. (November 24, 1927). "Washington and St. Louis Clash at Sportsmans Park Today in[sic]". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 36. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Gould, James M. (November 25, 1927). "Washington Displays Best Grid Form of Year to Defeat St. Louis U., 21-0". The St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 20. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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