1949 Saint Louis Billikens football team

The 1949 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1949 college football season. In its second season under head coach Joe Maniaci, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–3–1 against MVC opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 214 to 172.^[1] The team played its home games at Walsh Stadium in St. Louis.

1949 Saint Louis Billikens football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	2–6–1 (0–3–1 MVC)
Head coach	Joe Maniaci (2nd season)
Home stadium	Walsh Stadium
Seasons ← 1948

1949 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Detroit $	4	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Drake	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Wichita	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Tulsa	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Bradley	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Saint Louis	0	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Kirksville State*	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 48–6
October 8	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 7–62
October 15	Davidson*	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	W 41–12	6,743	[2]
October 22	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 14–27
October 29	at Duquesne*	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 14–51	7,500–8,000	[3][4][5]
November 5	Wichita	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	T 21–21
November 13	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 14–31	7,382	[6]
November 19	Bradley	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 7–29
November 24	Houston*	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 0–35	6,387–6,823	[7]
*Non-conference game