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1920 Saint Louis Billikens football team

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1920 Saint Louis Billikens football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumSt. Louis University campus, Sportsman's Park
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Notre Dame     9 0 0
Michigan Mines     2 0 0
Butler     7 1 0
St. Xavier     7 1 0
Detroit     8 2 0
Marquette     7 2 0
Haskell     7 2 1
St. Ignatius (OH)     4 2 0
Iowa State Teachers     4 2 1
South Dakota State     4 2 1
Indiana State     3 2 0
Valparaiso     5 3 0
Nebraska     5 3 1
Central Michigan     4 3 1
Akron     4 4 0
Wabash     3 4 0
Western State Normal (MI)     3 4 0
North Dakota Agricultural     2 3 1
Michigan Agricultural     4 6 0
Earlham     2 3 0
Northern Illinois State     3 5 0
Dayton     2 4 0
Kent State     1 2 0
Saint Louis     3 6 0
Bowling Green     1 4 0
Toledo     0 3 0

The 1920 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Charles M. Rademacher, the Billikens compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 220 to 81.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Cape Girardeau Normal
W 22–0[2]
October 2Rose PolytechnicSt. Louis, MOW 12–0[3]
October 9Missouri
L 0–4410,000[4][5]
October 16at DetroitL 0–48[6]
October 23Missouri MinesSt. Louis, MOW 27–0
October 30Haskell
L 6–215,000[7]
November 5at ValparaisoValparaiso, INL 0–41
November 13Marquette
  • Sportsman's Park
  • St. Louis, MO
L 14–49[8]
November 252:00 p.m.at Washington University
L 0–1712,000[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "1920 - Saint Louis (MO)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Sheridan, John J. (September 26, 1920). "St. Louis University Defeats Cape Teachers Eleven, 22-0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 15. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "St. Louis U. Downs Rose Poly, 12-0". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. October 3, 1920. p. 15. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "10,000 Spectators See Tigers Play Billikens". The St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. October 9, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Missouri Romps Over Billikens For 44-0 Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 10, 1920. p. 8, part 5. Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Ralston Goss (October 17, 1920). "Detroit Piles Up Huge Score". Detroit Free Press. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Haskell Indians Hard Pressed To Beat St. L. U., 21-6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 31, 1920 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ John E. Wray (November 15, 1920). "Billikens Weaken in Last Half; Marquette Men Romp Across Goal Line 7 Times". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 12.
  9. ^ "Pikers Favored to Conquer Billiken Eleven Tomorrow In Sixth Annual Struggle". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 24, 1920. p. 18. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Gould, James M. (November 26, 1920). "Pikers Are the Class but Billiken Battle to the Final Whistle". The St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 23. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.