1952 Washington University Bears football team

The 1952 Washington University Bears football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by Irwin Uteritz in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled a record of 4–5. Washington University played home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

1952 Washington University Bears football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Irwin Uteritz (4th season)
Home stadium	Francis Field
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan State			–					9	–	0	–	0
Michigan Tech			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Carthage			–					5	–	2	–	0
Youngstown			–					4	–	3	–	1
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bradley			–					4	–	5	–	0
John Carroll			–					4	–	5	–	0
Washington University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	1
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	5	–	1
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	2:00 p.m.	Missouri Mines	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 27–6	6,500	[1][2][3]
October 4		Wayne	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 13–12		[4]
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–42	7,000	[5][6]
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Western Reserve	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 16–20	3,000	[7][8]
October 25	2:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 20–28	8,000	[9][10]
November 1		at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 19–14	5,500	[11]
November 8		at Butler	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	L 20–33	1,000	[12][13]
November 15	2:00 p.m.	Illinois Wesleyan	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 61–14	3,000	[14][15]
November 22		at Sewanee	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	L 12–22	700	[16]
Homecoming All times are in Central time

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