1938 Washington University Bears football team

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1938 Washington University Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1938 record6–3–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFrancis Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washburn * 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Creighton * 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Tulsa $ 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Washington University 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Drake 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Grinnell 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * ineligible for championship because of insufficient games

The 1938 Washington University Bears football team was an American football team that represented Washington University of St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1938 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Jimmy Conzelman, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (2–1–1 against MVC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 242 to 94.[1][2] The team played its home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Vanderbilt*
L 0–20
October 1Drake
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 25–13
October 8at Tulsa
L 0–14
October 15Simpson
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 58–6
October 22Missouri*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–13
October 29Centre*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 20–7
November 4Oklahoma A&M
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 24–03,301[3]
November 12Butler*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 27–21
November 19McKendree*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 88–0
November 26Saint Louis
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Beaten Tulsa Backs Into Valley Title". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Associated Press. November 28, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "1938 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  3. ^ 5 Nov 1938, Page 7 - The St. Louis Star and Times at Newspapers.com
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