1949 Washington University Bears football team

1949 Washington University Bears football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Irwin Uteritz (1st season)
Home stadium	Francis Field

1949 Midwestern college football independents records

	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
October 1	2:00 p.m.	Memphis State	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 0–34	6,500
October 8		at Illinois Wesleyan	Bloomington, IL	W 41–25
October 15		at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 12–0
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Butler	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 7–0	5,500
October 29	2:00 p.m.	Colorado College	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 27–0
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Rollins	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 21–0	7,500
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Louisville	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	L 12–35	9,000
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Sewanee	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 19–7	5,000
Homecoming All times are in Central time