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
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Irwin Uteritz (1st season)
Home stadium	Francis Field
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Missouri Mines	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 28–13	7,000	[1][2][3]
October 1	2:00 p.m.	Memphis State	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 0–34	6,500	[4][5]
October 8		at Illinois Wesleyan	Bloomington, IL	W 41–25		[6]
October 15		at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 12–0		[7][8]
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Butler	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 7–0	5,500	[9][10]
October 29	2:00 p.m.	Colorado College	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 27–0		[11][12][13]
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Rollins	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 21–0	7,500	[14][15]
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Louisville	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	L 12–35	9,000	[16][17][18]
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Sewanee	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 19–7	5,000	[19][20]
Homecoming All times are in Central time

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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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
21. "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 15. Retrieved July 4, 2023.