1949 Washington University Bears football team

1949 Washington University Bears football
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

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

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

^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Washington U. Bears shut out first time in three years". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 2, 1949. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Young, Fred (October 9, 1949). "Washington Bears Smack Titans 41-25". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. p. 15. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "Washington Upsets Western Michigan (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 16, 1949. p. 6D. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Bears set new shutout record". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 6, 1949. Retrieved May 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 15. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

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[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.

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