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American college football season
The 1926 Washington University Bears football team represented
Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the
1926 college football season. Led by second-year head coach
Bob Higgins, the Bears compiled an overall record of 1–7 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the MVC. Washington University played home games at
Francis Field in
St. Louis.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 4 | |
Iowa State | | L 0–6 | |
[1] |
October 9 | 2:30 p.m. |
Missouri Mines* | - Francis Field
- St. Louis, MO
| W 25–2 | 5,000 |
[2]
[3] |
October 16 | 2:30 p.m. |
Nebraska* | - Francis Field
- St. Louis, MO
| L 6–20 | 8,000–8,500 |
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7] |
October 23 | | at
Grinnell |
Grinnell, IA | L 0–7 | |
[8] |
October 30 | 2:30 p.m. |
Oklahoma | - Francis Field
- St. Louis, MO
| L 0–21 | 7,500 |
[9]
[10]
[11] |
November 6 | | at
Oklahoma A&M | | L 3–37 | |
[12] |
November 13 | | at
Missouri | | L 6–45 | |
[13] |
November 25 | 2:30 p.m. |
Quantico Marines* | - Francis Field
- St. Louis, MO
| L 0–13 | 7,500 |
[14]
[15] |
|
[16]
References
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^ Goldstein, J. Walter (October 5, 1926).
"Foozled Punt Gives Ames Victory Over Washington U., 6 To 0".
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, Missouri. p. 22. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Johnson, Willis E. (October 9, 1926).
"Washington Is Confident of Beating Rolla Today".
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
St. Louis, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Johnson, Willis E. (October 10, 1926).
"Bears Triumph Over Rolla, 25-2".
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
St. Louis, Missouri. p. 14. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^
"Washington Play Nebraska".
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, Missouri. October 16, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Goldstein, J. Walter (October 17, 1926).
"Nebraska Eleven Beats Washington, 20-6".
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Goldstein, J. Walter (October 17, 1926).
"Heavy Nebraska Eleven Wears Down Washington, Score 20-6 (continued)".
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Johnson, Willis E. (October 17, 1926).
"Washington Loses Second Conference Game to Nebraska, 20 to 6".
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
St. Louis, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^
"Grinnell Defeats Washington By A Lone Touchdown, 7 To 0".
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, Missouri. October 24, 1926. p. 2S. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^
"Washington Outweighed By Oklahoma".
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Goldstein, J. Walter (October 31, 1926).
"Sooner Air Attack Sinks Washington, 21-0".
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Goldstein, J. Walter (October 31, 1926).
"Air Attack of Sooners Beats Washington, 21-0 (continued)".
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2S. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^
"State Aggies Come To Live To Smear Washington Bears, 37-3".
Tulsa Daily World.
Tulsa, Oklahoma. November 6, 1926. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ McBride, C. E. (November 14, 1926).
"Fists Fly When Tigers Defeat Bears, 45 To 6".
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1S. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Johnson, Willis E. (November 25, 1926).
"Bears Expect Hardest Battle of the Season Against Marines Today".
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
St. Louis, Missouri. p. 21. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^ Goldstein, J. Walter (November 26, 1926).
"Quantico Eleven Defeats Washington University, 13 To 0".
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
St. Louis, Missouri. p. 40. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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^
"2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF).
Washington University in St. Louis. p. 15. Retrieved July 6, 2023.