1949 Washington University Bears football team

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.

1949 Washington University Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumFrancis Field
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 242:00 p.m.Missouri Mines
W 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 Michigan
W 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 Louisville
L 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
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  21. "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 15. Retrieved July 4, 2023.


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