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1926 Washington University Bears football team

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.

1926 Washington University Bears football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–7 (0–6 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFrancis Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma A&M $ 3 – 0 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Nebraska 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Missouri 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 2
Grinnell 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Oklahoma 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Kansas State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Drake 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kansas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Washington University 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Iowa State
L 0–6[1]
October 92:30 p.m.Missouri Mines*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 25–25,000[2][3]
October 162:30 p.m.Nebraska*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 6–208,000–8,500[4][5][6][7]
October 23at GrinnellGrinnell, IAL 0–7[8]
October 302:30 p.m.Oklahoma 
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–217,500[9][10][11]
November 6at Oklahoma A&M
L 3–37[12]
November 13at Missouri
L 6–45[13]
November 252:30 p.m.Quantico Marines*
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–137,500[14][15]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ 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  .
  2. ^ 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  .
  3. ^ 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  .
  4. ^ "Washington Play Nebraska". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 16, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ 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  .
  6. ^ 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  .
  7. ^ 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  .
  8. ^ "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  .
  9. ^ "Washington Outweighed By Oklahoma". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 30, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ 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  .
  11. ^ 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  .
  12. ^ "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  .
  13. ^ 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  .
  14. ^ 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  .
  15. ^ 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  .
  16. ^ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 15. Retrieved July 6, 2023.


 

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