1935 Washington University Bears football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1935

| team = Washington University Bears

| sport = football

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| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 6–4

| conf_record = 3–0

| head_coach = Jimmy Conzelman

| hc_year = 4th

| captain =

| stadium = Francis Field

| champion = MVC co-champion

}}

The 1935 Washington University Bears football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1935 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jimmy Conzelman, the team compiled a 6–4 record (3–0 against MVC opponents), tied for the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 185 to 149.{{cite web|title=1935 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=April 9, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-mo/1935-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

Schedule

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|September 28|||{{cfb link|year=1935|team=McKendree Bearcats|title=McKendree}}|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 24-0||

|October 5||at|Illinois|Memorial Stadium|Champaign, IL|L 6-28||

|October 12|||SMU|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|L 6-35|11,000|{{cite news|title=Bears Swamped by Southern Methodist, 35-6|newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat|author=John G. Scott|date=October 13, 1935|pages=1C, 3C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98892072/bears-swamped-by-southern-methodist/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18|7:15 p.m.|at|Duquesne|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|L 6-13||{{cite news |last=Sell |first=Jack |title=Dukes Battle Washington U. Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette/125010028/ |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=October 18, 1935 |page=20 |access-date=May 20, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Dukes' Attack Shaky, Bears Bow, 13-6|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|author=Claire Burcky|date=October 19, 1933|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120890728/dukes-attack-shaky-bears-bow-13-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 26||at|Michigan State|Macklin Field|East Lansing, MI|L 13-47||

|November 2|||Creighton|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 33-7|5,500|{{cite news|title=Bears Trim Creighton, 33-7, to Open Bid for Valley Title|newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat|author=John G. Scott|date=November 3, 1935|page=1C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121843904/bears-trim-creighton-33-7-to-open-bid/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 9|||Drake|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 13-0||

|November 16|||Missouri|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 19-6|8,544|{{cite news|title=Bears Star on Defense and Defeat Missouri U., 19 to 6|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|author=J. Roy Stockton|date=November 17, 1935|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113550864/bears-star-on-defense-and-defeat/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 28|||Saint Louis|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 26-0|18,000|{{cite news |last=Stockton |first=J. Roy |title=Bears Reach Their Peak In Crushing Billikens, 26 To 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/125023221/ |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=November 29, 1935 |page=1C |access-date=May 20, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|December 7|||Oklahoma A&M|Francis Field|St. Louis, MO|W 39-13||

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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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