1942 Washington University Bears football team

The 1942 Washington University Bears football teamrepresented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1942 college football season. Led by Tom Gorman in his first and only season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MVC. The team played home games at Francis Field in St. Louis. Washington University did not field another football team in the 1947 season.

1942 Washington University Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFrancis Field
1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tulsa $ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
Oklahoma A&M 4 –1 –06 –3 –1
Washington University 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Saint Louis 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Creighton 1 –4 –05 –4 –0
Drake 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Iowa*
L 7–268,200–10,000[1][2][3]
September 262:30 p.m.Cape Girardeau*
W 26–71,000[4][5][6][7]
October 28:15 p.m.at Creighton
W 13–1210,000[8][9][10]
October 102:30 p.m.Wichita
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 27–66,000[11][12][13]
October 178:15 p.m.at Tulsa
L 0–408,000[14][15][16][17]
October 242:30 p.m.at Oklahoma A&M
L 7–404,500[18][19][20]
November 7at Kansas*
L 7–192,400[21]
November 142:30 p.m.Drakedagger
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 14–75,000[22][23][24]
November 212:30 p.m.Missouri Mines*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 19–62,000[25][26][27]
November 262:30 p.m.at Saint Louis
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–2613,192[28][29]

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  4. Ottenad, Tom (September 26, 1942). "Bears Open Home Season Today Against Cape Girardeau". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3B. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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