1927 Saint Louis Billikens football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1927
| team = Saint Louis Billikens
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–5
| head_coach = Robert L. Mathews
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = St. Louis University Athletic Field, Sportsman's Park
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{{1927 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1927 Saint Louis Billikens football team was an American football team that represented Saint Louis University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Robert L. Mathews, the Billikens compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 101.{{cite web|title=1927 - Saint Louis (MO)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=June 10, 2020|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2821&year=1927|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910193430/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2821&year=1927|archive-date=2015-09-10}} The team played its home games at St. Louis University Athletic Field and Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.
Schedule
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|September 24|||Southern Illinois|St. Louis University Athletic Field|St. Louis, MO|W 20-6|2,000|{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=John G. |title=St. Louis U. Displays Power in Crushing Illinois Normal, 20-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92258274/st-louis-globe-democrat/ |access-date=January 9, 2022 |work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |date=September 25, 1927 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 1|||Jackson University|St. Louis University Athletic Field|St. Louis, MO|W 69-0||
|October 8|||{{cfb link|year=1927|team=Southwest Missouri State Bears|title=Southwest Missouri State}}|Sportsman's Park|St. Louis, MO|W 7-0||
|October 15||at|Loyola (IL)|Soldiers Field|Chicago, IL|W 19-0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99953446/billikens-trounce-loyola-university-elev/|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|title=Billikens trounce Loyola University eleven, 19 to 0|date=October 16, 1927|accessdate=April 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 22|||Coe|Sportsman's Park|St. Louis, MO|L 0-7||{{Cite news|date=1927-10-23|title=Brookhart Scores Only Marker In 2nd Quarter|pages=16|work=The Gazette|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52100684/brookhart-scores-only-marker-in-2nd/|access-date=2020-05-25}}
|October 29|||{{cfb link|year=1927|team=Missouri Mines Miners|title=Missouri Mines}}|Sportsman's Park|St. Louis, MO|W 17-0||
|November 5|||Marquette|Sportsman's Park|St. Louis, MO|L 0-26|7,000|{{cite news|title=Marquette's 'Golden Avalanche' Downs St. Louis U., 26-0: Gebert and Leary Lead Attack on Billiken Line in Long Scoring Drives|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|author=Jack Alexander|date=November 6, 1927|pages=1S, 3S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121474094/marquettes-golden-avalanche-downs/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11|||Detroit
|November 19||at|Creighton|Creighton Stadium|Omaha, NE|L 8-20||
|November 24|2:00 p.m.||Washington University|Sportsman's Park|St. Louis, MO|L 0-21|18,739|{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Willis E. |title=Washington and St. Louis Clash at Sportsmans Park Today in[sic] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/128132809/ |newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 24, 1927 |page=36 |access-date=July 13, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Gould |first=James M. |title=Washington Displays Best Grid Form of Year to Defeat St. Louis U., 21-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-st-louis-star-and-times/128132717/ |newspaper=The St. Louis Star |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 25, 1927 |page=20 |access-date=July 13, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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References
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