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American college football season
The 1930 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an
American football team that represented
Saint Louis University as an independent during the
1930 college football season . In their first season under head coach
Chile Walsh , the Billikens compiled a 3–3–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 107 to 82.
[1] The team played its home games at its newly-constructed Edward J. Walsh Memorial Stadium in
St. Louis .
[2] Halfback Harlan "Snakes" Gazelle was the team captain.
[3]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 26
Cornell (IA) W 27–0
[4]
October 3 at
Oklahoma City L 0–21
[5]
October 11
Missouri Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO W 20–010,000
[6]
October 17 at
Butler W 7–08,000
[7]
October 31
Missouri Mines Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO T 33–3311,000
[8]
November 7
Loyola (IL) Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO L 6–76,500
[9]
November 14
Loyola (LA) Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO L 7–146,000
[10]
November 27
Washington University Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, MO T 7–715,381
[11]
References
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"1930 - Saint Louis (MO)" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from
the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2020 .
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"Missouri U. Eleven Favored in Grid Battle With Billikens Today" . The St. Louis Star . October 11, 1930. p. 8 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Gazelle To Make First Start of Year for Billikens Against Rolla" . The St. Louis Star . October 28, 1930. p. 17 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"St. Louis University defeats Cornell, 27–0" . The Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette and Republican . September 17, 1930. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Oklahoma City eleven blanks St. Louis, 21–0" . The Minneapolis Star .
United Press . October 4, 1930. p. 5. Retrieved May 28, 2020 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"St. Louis U. Defeats Missouri, 20-0, Before Crowd of 10,000" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . October 12, 1930. p. 1C – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Butler Bulldogs bow to St. Louis in home-coming encounter, 7 to 0" . The Indianapolis Star . October 18, 1930. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"St. Louis U. and Rolla elevens play sensational 33–33 tie" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . November 1, 1930. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"St. Louis U. goes down to defeat at hands of Loyola of Chicago, 7–6" . St. Louis Globe-Democrat . November 8, 1930. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Dent McSkimming (November 15, 1930).
"Billikens Surprise, Holding the Loyola Eleven to 14-7 Score" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . p. 2B – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Elusive Washington back helped by fine line play; No scoring in last half" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .