1921 Saint Louis Billikens football team

1921 Saint Louis Billikens football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Stephen G. O'Rourke (1st season)
Home stadium	St. Louis University Athletic Field, Sportsman's Park

1921 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Detroit Junior College			–					6	–	0	–	2
Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	0
Creighton			–					8	–	1	–	0
Detroit			–					8	–	1	–	0
South Dakota State			–					7	–	1	–	0
Kirksville Osteopaths			–					6	–	1	–	0
Iowa State Teachers			–					5	–	1	–	1
Wabash			–					7	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	2	–	1
Butler			–					6	–	2	–	0
Western State Normal (MI)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Marquette			–					6	–	2	–	1
DePauw			–					4	–	3	–	0
Haskell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Michigan Mines			–					1	–	1	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural			–					3	–	3	–	1
Saint Louis			–					4	–	4	–	1
Valparaiso			–					2	–	2	–	1
Michigan Agricultural			–					3	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Earlham			–					2	–	4	–	1
St. Ignatius (OH)			–					2	–	6	–	0
Dayton			–					1	–	7	–	1
Kent State			–					0	–	2	–	1

The 1921 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. In their first season under head coach Stephen G. O'Rourke, the Billikens compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 148 to 76.^[1] The team played its home games at St. Louis University Athletic Field on the school's campus and at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		Cape Girardeau Normal	St. Louis University Athletic Field St. Louis, MO	W 7–0
October 1		Kansas City University	St. Louis University Athletic Field St. Louis, MO	W 12–0
October 8		Missouri	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	L 0–32
October 15		Milwaukee School of Engineering	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	W 14–13
October 22		DePauw	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	L 7–21	5,000	[2]
October 29		Lombard	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	L 0–61
November 5		at Creighton	Omaha, NE	L 0–21		[3][4]
November 11		Westminster (MO)	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	W 36–0
November 24	2:00 p.m.	Washington University	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	T 0–0	14,000	[5][6]
All times are in Central time

References

1. "1921 - Saint Louis (MO)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. "Ray Drace Hurt in Billikens' Battle With DePauw Men". The St. Louis Star. October 22, 1921. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Creighton Team Cops: Blue and White Wins Over St. Louis Gridmen". Sunday World-Herald. November 6, 1921. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Creighton Eleven Crushes Billikens For 21-0 Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 6, 1921. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Washington and St. L. U. Both Ready For City Title Battle". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 23, 1921. p. 20. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. Wray, John E. (November 24, 1921). "Billiken Eleven, Aided By Muddy Field, Holds Washington to 0-0 Tie". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 40. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .