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

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

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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  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.


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