1938 Washington University Bears football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–3–1 (2–1–1 MVC)
Head coach	Jimmy Conzelman (7th season)
Home stadium	Francis Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Washburn *	2	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Creighton *	1	–	0	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
Tulsa $	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Washington University	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Drake	2	–	1	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Saint Louis	1	–	1	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Grinnell	0	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion * ineligible for championship because of insufficient games

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Jimmy Conzelman, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (2–1–1 against MVC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 242 to 94.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Vanderbilt*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 0–20	5,000	^[3]
October 1	Drake	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 25–13
October 8	at Tulsa	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 0–14	7,500
October 15	Simpson	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 58–6
October 22	Missouri*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 0–13
October 29	Centre*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 20–7	4,500	^[4]
November 4	Oklahoma A&M	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 24–0	3,301	^[5]
November 12	Butler*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 27–21
November 19	McKendree*	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 88–0
November 24	at Saint Louis	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	T 0–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

^ "Beaten Tulsa Backs Into Valley Title". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Associated Press. November 28, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1938 Washington (MO) Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^ "Vandy defeats Bears by 20 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bears defeat Centre's well-drilled team, 20–7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 30, 1938. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Tietjen, W. Vernon (November 5, 1938). "Bears Score Impressive 24-To-0 Victory Over Oklahoam Aggies". St. Louis Star-Times. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 7. Retrieved July 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2020-21 Football Record Book" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. p. 15. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

v t e 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 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023