1930 Washington University Bears football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1930

| team = Washington University Bears

| sport = football

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| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 4–2–2

| conf_record = 2–2

| head_coach = Albert Sharpe

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = Francis Field

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The 1930 Washington University Bears football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1930 college football season. In its third season under head coach Albert Sharpe, the team compiled a 4–2–2 record, finished third in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 88 to 47.{{cite web|title=1930 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=April 9, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-mo/1930-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

Schedule

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|October 3||{{cfb link|year=1930| team=Illinois College Blueboys |title=Illinois College}}|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 41-0||{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/138825323/|title=5 Oct 1930, Page 17 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com|website=newspapers.com|access-date=November 27, 2021}}

|October 11||{{cfb link|year=1930| team=William Jewell Cardinals |title=William Jewell}}|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|T 0-0|5,500|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/138827956/|title=12 Oct 1930, Page 21 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com|website=newspapers.com|access-date=November 27, 2021}}

|October 18||{{cfb link|year=1930|team=Westminster Blue Jays|title=Westminster (MO)}}|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 14-0||{{cite news|title=Washington U wins thriller off Blue Jays|newspaper=Springfield Leader and Press|date=October 19, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102301237/washington-u-wins-thriller-off-blue-jays/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25|at|Oklahoma A&M|Lewis Field|Stillwater, OK|L 7-28||{{cite news|title=Aggies defeat Washington U. Bears 28–7|newspaper=The Cushing Daily Citizen|date=October 25, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102300713/aggies-defeat-washington-u-bears-287/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1|at|Drake|Drake Stadium|Des Moines, IA|L 0-12||{{cite news|title=Drake Nips Washington, 12–0|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|date=November 1, 1930|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32263989/drake_nips_washington_120/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8||Grinnell|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 6-0||{{cite news|title=Washington's passes down Pioneers, 6–0|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|date=November 9, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102301411/washingtons-passes-down-pioneers-60/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15||Creighton|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Washington Bears defeat Creighton|newspaper=Sioux City Journal|date=November 16, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102301507/washington-bears-defeat-creighton/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 27||Saint Louis|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|T 7-7|15,381|{{cite news|title=Elusive Washington back helped by fine line play; No scoring in last half|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=November 28, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102301651/elusive-washington-back-helped-by-fine-l/|accessdate=May 21, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=2020-21 Football Record Book |url=https://washubears.com/documents/2022/7/6/2019FBRecordBook.pdf |publisher=Washington University in St. Louis |page=15 |access-date=January 3, 2023 }}

References

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