1935 Washington University Bears football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFrancis Field
1935 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington University + 3 0 06 4 0
Tulsa + 3 0 03 6 1
Creighton 2 1 13 5 1
Drake 1 2 14 4 2
Washburn 1 2 04 6 0
Grinnell 1 2 03 5 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 3 03 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1935 Washington University Bears football team was an American football team that represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1935 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jimmy Conzelman, the team compiled a 6–4 record (3–0 against MVC opponents), tied for the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 185 to 149.[1] The team played its home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28McKendree*W 24–0
October 5at Illinois*L 6–28
October 12SMU*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 6–3511,000[2]
October 187:15 p.m.at Duquesne*L 6–13[3][4]
October 26at Michigan State*L 13–47
November 2Creighton
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 33–75,500[5]
November 9Drake
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 13–0
November 16Missouri*dagger
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 19–68,544[6]
November 28Saint Louis*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 26–018,000[7]
December 7Oklahoma A&M
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 39–13

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References

  1. "1935 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. John G. Scott (October 13, 1935). "Bears Swamped by Southern Methodist, 35-6". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. pp. 1C, 3C via Newspapers.com.
  3. Sell, Jack (October 18, 1935). "Dukes Battle Washington U. Tonight". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 20. Retrieved May 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. Claire Burcky (October 19, 1933). "Dukes' Attack Shaky, Bears Bow, 13-6". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  5. John G. Scott (November 3, 1935). "Bears Trim Creighton, 33-7, to Open Bid for Valley Title". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  6. J. Roy Stockton (November 17, 1935). "Bears Star on Defense and Defeat Missouri U., 19 to 6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Stockton, J. Roy (November 29, 1935). "Bears Reach Their Peak In Crushing Billikens, 26 To 0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 1C. Retrieved May 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 15. Retrieved January 3, 2023.


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