1939 Washington University Bears football team

American college football season

1939 Washington University Bears football

MVC champion

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 6–3–1 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach|

* Jimmy Conzelman (8th season)

Home stadium| Francis Field

Seasons

<- 1938

1940 ->

1939 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Washington University $  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Oklahoma A&M | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Tulsa | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Drake | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Saint Louis | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 2
Creighton | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Washburn | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1939 Washington University Bears football team was an American football team that represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1939 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Jimmy Conzelman, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–1 against MVC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 103.[1]

Washington University was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 44 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 81 in the Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

The team played its home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 30| at Northwest Missouri State*|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| L 7–9| | [4]
October 7| at Washburn|

* Moore Bowl
* Topeka, KS

| L 20–26| | [5]
October 14| Missouri*|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| L 0–14| 10,000| [6]
October 20| Creighton|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| W 42–12| 7,000| [7]
October 28| at Butler*|

* Butler Bowl
* Indianapolis, IN

| T 6–6| | [8]
November 4| Washington and Lee*|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| W 12–6| 7,500| [9]
November 11| Oklahoma A&M|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| W 7–0| | [10]
November 18| at Drake|

* Drake Stadium
* Des Moines, IA

| W 25–13| 7,000| [11]
November 25| Missouri Mines*|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| W 32–0| 6,000| [12]
December 1| Saint Louis|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| W 21–17| 12,000| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## References

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1. ^ "1939 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
2. ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ J. Roy Stockton (October 1, 1939). "Washington U. Handles Stunning Upset by Maryville Team, 9 to 7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 1E, 3E - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ James M. Gould (October 8, 1939). "Washburn's Passes Defeat Bears, 26-20, In Valley Contest". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 1E, 2E - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ J. Roy Stockton (October 15, 1939). "Washington Holds Missouri U. To 14 To 0 Score". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1E - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Robert L. Burnes (October 21, 1939). "Bears Surprise By Routing Creighton In 42 to 12 Upset". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 3B - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ W. Blaine Patton (October 29, 1939). "Butler and Washington Battle To 6-All Draw". The Indianapolis Star. pp. 23, 31 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Moose Nelson's touchdowns win for Washington U., 12–6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 5, 1939. Retrieved August 20, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Schwenk's Run Enables Bears To Beat Aggies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 12, 1939. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Robert L. Burnes (November 19, 1939). "Bears Conquer Drake: Washington Scores 19 Points in Second Half to Win, 25-13". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. pp. 1C, 2C - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ W. Vernon Tietjen (November 24, 1939). "Jack Warner On Crutches After Bears' 32-0 Defeat of Rolla". St. Louis Star-Times. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Robert L. Burnes (December 3, 1939). "Bears Rally to Defeat Bills, 21-17, and Clinch Valley Title: Washington Wipes Out 10 to 0 Deficit". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. pp. 8A, 11A - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 15. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

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Washington University Bears football

Venues|

* Amateur Park (1887–1889)
* Forest Park (1889, 1896)
* Sportsman's Park (1890–1892, 1898–1901)
* De Hodiamont Park (1897–1900, 1902)
* New Sportsman's Park / League Park (1894, 1898, 1900, 1902–1903, 1906)
* Francis Olympic Field (1904–present)

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 1887
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Missouri Valley Conference football champions

Pre-split|

* Iowa & Nebraska (1907)
* Kansas (1908)
* Missouri (1909)
* Nebraska (1910)
* Iowa State & Nebraska (1911)
* Iowa State & Nebraska (1912)
* Missouri & Nebraska (1913)
* Nebraska (1914)
* Nebraska (1915)
* Nebraska (1916)
* Nebraska (1917)
* Missouri (1919)
* Oklahoma (1920)
* Nebraska (1921)
* Drake & Nebraska (1922)
* Kansas & Nebraska (1923)
* Missouri (1924)
* Missouri (1925)
* Oklahoma A&M (1926)
* Missouri (1927)

Post-split|

* Drake (1928)
* Drake (1929)
* Drake & Oklahoma A&M (1930)
* Drake (1931)
* Oklahoma A&M (1932)
* Oklahoma A&M (1933)
* Washington University (1934)
* Tulsa & Washington University (1935)
* Creighton & Tulsa (1936)
* Tulsa (1937)
* Tulsa (1938)
* Washington University (1939)
* Tulsa (1940)
* Tulsa (1941)
* Tulsa (1942)
* Tulsa (1943)
* Oklahoma A&M (1944)
* Oklahoma A&M (1945)
* Tulsa (1946)
* Tulsa (1947)
* Oklahoma A&M (1948)
* Detroit (1949)
* Tulsa (1950)
* Tulsa (1951)
* Houston (1952)
* Detroit & Oklahoma A&M (1953)
* Wichita (1954)
* Detroit & Wichita (1955)
* Houston (1956)
* Houston (1957)
* North Texas State (1958)
* Houston & North Texas State (1959)
* Wichita (1960)
* Wichita (1961)
* Tulsa (1962)
* Wichita (1963)
* Cincinnati (1964)
* Tulsa (1965)
* North Texas State & Tulsa (1966)
* North Texas State (1967)
* Memphis State (1968)
* Memphis State (1969)
* Louisville (1970)
* Memphis State (1971)
* Drake, Louisville, & West Texas State (1972)
* North Texas State & Tulsa (1973)
* Tulsa (1974)
* Tulsa (1975)
* New Mexico State & Tulsa (1976)
* West Texas State (1977)
* New Mexico State (1978)
* West Texas State (1979)
* Tulsa (1980)
* Drake & Tulsa (1981)
* Tulsa (1982)
* Tulsa (1983)
* Tulsa (1984)
* Tulsa (1985)

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