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1949 Washington University Bears football team

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1949 Washington University Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFrancis Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame     10 0 0
Ball State     8 0 0
Xavier     10 1 0
Valparaiso     8 1 1
Washington University     7 2 0
Baldwin–Wallace     6 2 0
Wabash     5 2 1
Dayton     6 3 0
John Carroll     6 3 0
No. 19 Michigan State     6 3 0
Toledo     6 4 0
Youngstown     4 3 1
Bowling Green     4 5 0
Marquette     4 5 0
Central Michigan     3 4 0
Wayne     3 5 0
Indiana State     1 9 0
Michigan State Normal     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Washington University Bears football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as an independent during the 1949 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Irwin Uteritz, the Bears compiled a record of 7–2. Washington University played home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 242:00 p.m.Missouri MinesW 28–137,000[1][2][3]
October 12:00 p.m.Memphis State
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–346,500[4][5]
October 8at Illinois WesleyanBloomington, ILW 41–25[6]
October 15at Western MichiganW 12–0[7][8]
October 222:00 p.m.Butler
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 7–05,500[9][10]
October 292:00 p.m.Colorado College
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 27–0[11][12][13]
November 52:00 p.m.Rollinsdagger
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 21–07,500[14][15]
November 122:00 p.m.at LouisvilleL 12–359,000[16][17][18]
November 192:00 p.m.Sewanee
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 19–75,000[19][20]

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References

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  1. ^ Gillespie, Ray J. (September 25, 1949). "Bears Expect Record Crowd For Rolla Game Tomorrow". St. Louis Star-Times. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 31. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Washington Bears Beat Miners, 28-13". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. September 25, 1949. p. 1F. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Washington's Late Rally Beats Miners; 3 Scores in Last Period (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. September 25, 1949. p. 2F. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Herman, Jack (October 1, 1949). "Bears Hope Home Touch Will Soothe Memphis State Into Being Second Victim". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 4C. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Washington U. Bears shut out first time in three years". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 2, 1949. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Young, Fred (October 9, 1949). "Washington Bears Smack Titans 41-25". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. p. 15. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Bears Best W. Mich. in 12-0 Upset". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 16, 1949. p. 1D. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Washington Upsets Western Michigan (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 16, 1949. p. 6D. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Herman, Jack (October 22, 1949). "Bears Eleven Seeks First 'Double' Since 1933-34 Over Butler Bulldogs". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3C. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Herman, Jack (October 23, 1949). "Bears Beat Butler, 7-0, on Wiederholdt's 72-yard run". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1E. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Herman, Jack (October 29, 1949). "Bears Seek Fourth Straight". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3C. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Morrison, Robert (October 30, 1949). "Les Schamel Gets Two Touchdowns, Bears Beat Colorado College, 27-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1F. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Morrison, Robert (October 30, 1949). "Schemel[sic] Scores Twice, Bears Defeat Colorado (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3F. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "W. U. Homecoming Queen To Be Announced Tonight". St. Louis Star-Times. St. Louis, Missouri. November 4, 1949. p. 22. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Bears set new shutout record". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 6, 1949. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Bears After Sixth Straight At Louisville". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 12, 1949. p. 3C. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ Brown, Jimmy (November 13, 1949). "Lucia, Trabue Spark U. L. Win". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ Brown, Jimmy (November 13, 1949). "U. L. Clicks In 2d Half, Wins 35-12 (continued)". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ Herman, Jack (November 19, 1949). "Bruins Host to Sewanee in Final Game". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3C. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ Herman, Jack (November 20, 1949). "Bears Pin 19-7 Loss on Sewanee". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1E. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ^ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 15. Retrieved July 4, 2023.