Saint Louis Billikens
Saint Louis has played football since at least 1899 and is 98–119–19 in the 236 games on record. Eddie Cochems (1907–1908) won more games here than any other coach: 13. The most-played rival is Washington St. Louis: 26 meetings, Washington St. Louis leads 14–9–3. This season, they’re 2–6–1.
On this date in 1946Saint Louis beat Drake 27–6 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 98–119–19 .456; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1202
- Seasons
- 45 since 1899, 236 games
1949 season 2–6–1
RosterFull 1949 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vsTruman State | W 48–6 | 75% |
| Oct 8 | atMarquette | L 7–62 | 41% |
| Oct 15 | vs Davidson | W 41–12 | 53% |
| Oct 22 | at Drake | L 14–27 | 31% |
| Oct 29 | at Duquesne | L 14–51 | 34% |
| Nov 5 | vsWichita State | T 21–21 | 47% |
| Nov 13 | atDetroit Mercy | L 14–31 | 28% |
| Nov 19 | vsBradley | L 7–29 | 79% |
| Nov 24 | vs Houston | L 0–35 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1899
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Eddie Cochems | 1907–1908 | 13–5–2 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Washington St. Louis
9–14–3 in 26
- 1933 W 6–0
- 1934 L 7–27
- 1935 L 0–26
- 1936 W 21–6
- 1937 L 0–6
- 1938 T 0–0
- 1939 L 17–21
- 1940 W 3–0
- 1941 W 25–0
- 1942 W 26–0
Won the last three.
- Missouri
10–10–1 in 21
- 1933 W 13–7
- 1934 W 7–0
- 1936 L 7–13
- 1937 W 14–7
- 1938 L 0–26
- 1940 L 26–40
- 1942 L 7–38
- 1946 L 14–19
- 1947 L 0–19
- 1948 L 7–60
Lost the last six.
- Missouri–Rolla
15–0–1 in 16
- 1937 W 32–6
- 1938 W 13–0
- 1939 W 13–0
- 1940 T 0–0
- 1941 W 13–7
- 1942 W 14–7
- 1945 W 32–0
- 1946 W 24–0
- 1947 W 61–0
- 1948 W 19–7
Won the last six.
| Opponent | Games | Saint Louis record |
|---|---|---|
| Washington St. Louis | 26 | 9–14–3 |
| Missouri | 21 | 10–10–1 |
| Missouri–Rolla | 16 | 15–0–1 |
| Creighton | 12 | 8–4 |
| Wichita State | 10 | 5–3–2 |
| Marquette | 10 | 0–10 |
| Drake | 10 | 4–5–1 |
| Detroit Mercy | 7 | 0–7 |
Every opponent (66)
Every program Saint Louis has played, A to Z, with Saint Louis’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Arkansas 2–1–1
- Arkansas State 1–0
- Army 0–2
- Auburn 0–1
- Bradley 1–2–1
- Carleton 0–0–1
- Carlisle 0–2
- Carnegie Mellon 0–1
- Catholic 2–0
- Centenary (LA) 0–1
- Creighton 8–4
- Davidson 1–0
- Dayton 0–1
- DePaul 1–2–1
- Detroit Mercy 0–7
- Drake 4–5–1
- Dubuque 1–0
- Duquesne 1–1
- Fort Riley 1–0
- Georgetown 1–3
- Grinnell 5–1
- Haskell 2–0
- Houston 0–1
- Illinois 0–4
- Illinois Wesleyan 1–0–1
- Indiana 0–2
- Iowa 1–2
- James Millikin 2–0
- Kansas 2–1
- Kansas State 1–1
- Loyola (LA) 0–2
- Loyola Marymount 2–0
- Marquette 0–10
- McKendree 1–0
- Miami 0–2
- Missouri 10–10–1
- Missouri–Rolla 15–0–1
- Multnomah A.C. 0–1
- Nebraska 1–0
- Nevada 0–1
- North Dakota 0–2
- Notre Dame 0–2
- Oglethorpe 1–0
- Oklahoma 0–2
- Oklahoma State 0–3–1
- Olathe Navy 1–0
- Ole Miss 1–4
- Pittsburgh 0–1
- Rockhurst 1–0
- Sewanee 1–0–1
- Shurtleff 1–0
- South Dakota 3–0–1
- Southeast Missouri State 2–0
- St. Bonaventure 0–2
- Syracuse 0–2–1
- Texas Tech 0–2
- Truman State 3–1
- Tulane 0–1
- Tulsa 0–4–1
- Wabash 1–1
- Washington St. Louis 9–14–3
- Washington State 0–1
- West Virginia 0–1
- Wichita State 5–3–2
- Wyoming 2–0
- Xavier 0–2–1
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 1949
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 2–6–1 | 0–3–1 | 1202 | ||||
| 1948 | 4–7 | 0–2 | 1263 | ||||
| 1947 | 4–6 | 1–1 | 1325 | ||||
| 1946 | 4–6 | 1–1 | 1356 | ||||
| 1945 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 1381 | ||||
| 1942 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 1409 | ||||
| 1941 | 4–5–1 | 1–3–1 | 1394 | ||||
| 1940 | 3–6–1 | 2–3 | 1401 | ||||
| 1939 | 5–3–2 | 1–2–1 | 1427 | ||||
| 1938 | 3–5–2 | 0–1–1 | 1373 | ||||
| 1937 | 7–2–1 | 1–1 | 1458 | ||||
| 1936 | 5–4–1 | 1403 | |||||
| 1935 | 5–6 | 1338 | |||||
| 1934 | 3–3–2 | 1372 | |||||
| 1933 | 6–3 | 1410 | |||||
| 1932 | 5–2 | 1381 | |||||
| 1931 | 3–1 | 1346 | |||||
| 1930 | 1–0–1 | 1244 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–2–1 | 1172 | |||||
| 1928 | 1–2 | 1181 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–4 | 1138 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–1 | 1203 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–3 | 1213 | |||||
| 1924 | 1–1 | 1255 | |||||
| 1923 | 1–2–1 | 1228 |
Every season back to 1899 (20 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0–3 | 1172 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–1–1 | 1187 | |||||
| 1920 | 0–2 | 1182 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 0–1 | 1201 | |||||
| 1918few games on file | 0–1 | 1208 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 1–1 | 1232 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1915few games on file | 0–2–1 | 1196 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–2 | 1206 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–2 | 1246 | |||||
| 1911few games on file | 1–1–1 | 1340 | |||||
| 1910few games on file | 2–1 | 1376 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 0–3 | 1419 | |||||
| 1908 | 6–2–2 | Eddie Cochems | 1493 | ||||
| 1907 | 7–3 | Eddie Cochems | 1471 | ||||
| 1906few games on file | 3–0 | 1409 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 1–2 | 1255 | |||||
| 1904few games on file | 1–0 | 1224 | |||||
| 1903few games on file | 0–1 | 1160 | |||||
| 1899few games on file | 0–1 | 1178 |
No season on file for 1900–02, 1912, 1943–44: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 45 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.