1923 Saint Louis Billikens football team

The 1923 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University of Missouri during the 1923 college football season. Under the coaching of Dan J. Savage, the Billikens compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored their opponents, 150 to 97. Notable games included a scoreless tie with the Ole Miss, a 40–0 loss to West Virginia, and a 13–0 loss to Notre Dame.

1923 Saint Louis Billikens football
Conference	Independent
1923 record	5–3–1
Head coach	Dan J. Savage
Captain	Quirk (right guard)
Home stadium	Sportsman's Park

1923 Midwestern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Marquette			–					8	–	0	–	0
Notre Dame			–					9	–	1	–	0
Western State (MI)			–					6	–	1	–	1
Haskell			–					11	–	2	–	1
Butler			–					7	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	1	–	2
Baldwin–Wallace			–					5	–	2	–	1
Cincinnati			–					6	–	3	–	0
Loyola (IL)			–					5	–	3	–	0
Saint Louis			–					5	–	3	–	1
Detroit			–					4	–	3	–	2
Wabash			–					4	–	3	–	2
John Carroll			–					4	–	4	–	1
Valparaiso			–					2	–	2	–	1
Dayton			–					4	–	5	–	0
Michigan Agricultural			–					3	–	5	–	0
Fairmount			–					2	–	4	–	2
Kent State			–					0	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Cape Girardeau Normal	St. Louis, MO	W 27–0		[1]
October 6	First District A&M	High School Field	W 39–0		[2][3]
October 13	Illinois College	St. Louis, MO	L 32–7	3,000	[4][5]
October 20	Missouri	St. Louis, MO	T 0–0	10,000	[6]
October 27	Ole Miss	St. Louis, MO	W 28–3		[7]
November 3	at St. Xavier	Cincinnati, OH	L 10–20		[8][9][10][11]
November 10	Loyola (IL)	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	W 14–6	5,000	[12][13]
November 17	at West Virginia	Morgantown, WV	L 0–48	5,000	[14][15][16]
November 29	Notre Dame	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	L 0–13	9,333	[17][18]

Freshman team schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 10	Scott Field		W 7–6	[19][20]

References

1. "FOOTBALL RESULTS Sep 29". Joplin Globe. 1923-09-30. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
2. "Football Results". The Times. 1923-10-07. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
3. "St. Louis Scores Six Touchdowns in Beating Arkansas Eleven, 39-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1923-10-07. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
4. "Illinois College Surprises With Powerful Attack but Billikens Smash Through to 32 to 7 Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1923-10-14. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
5. "BILLIKENS FIND ILLINOIS COLLEGE TOUGH FOE, BUT ST. LOUIS WINS, 32-7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1923-10-14. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
6. "BILLIKENS BATTLE TIGERS TO TIE, 0-0". St. Joseph Gazette. 1923-10-21. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
7. "St. Louis University Easy Victor Over Mississippi". St. Joseph Gazette. 1923-10-28. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
8. "Loyola Gives St. L. U. Team A Hard Fight". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1923-11-11. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
9. "West Virginia Could Defeat Billikens 89 Points, the Dope Says". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1923-11-11. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
10. "FOOTBALL RESULTS Nov 4". St. Joseph Gazette. 1923-11-04. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
11. "Intercepted Forward Pass Beats St. Louis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1923-11-04. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
12. "St. Louis U. Triumphs Over Loyola, 14 to 6". St. Joseph Gazette. 1923-11-11. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
13. "Loyola Gives St. L. U. Team A Hard Fight". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1923-11-11. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
14. "Football Scores Nov 17". The Springfield News-Leader. 1923-11-18. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
15. "WEST VIRGINIA DEFEATS BILLIKENS, 48 TO 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1923-11-17. p. 14. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
16. "WEST VIRGINIA BEATS BILLIKEN ELEVEN, 48 TO 0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1923-11-17. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
17. "Rockne Crew Scores Only Twice on Grid Almost Under Water". The St. Louis Star and Times. 1923-11-30. p. 19. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
18. "Billikens' Great Defense Holds Notre Dame's Wonder Eleven to Two Touchdowns on Muddy Field". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1923-11-30. p. 43. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
19. "Y. M. H. A GRID TEAM TO PLAY SCOTT FIELD". The St. Louis Star and Times. 1923-11-15. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
20. "St. Louis U frosh DEFEAT SCOTT FIELD". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1923-11-11. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-05-23.