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Washington University Bears football
First season
1887
Athletic director
Anthony J. Azama
Head coach
Aaron Keen 1st season, 47–29 (.618)
Stadium
Francis Olympic Field (capacity: 3,300)
Year built
1903
Field surface
FieldTurf
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA division
Division III
Conference
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
All-time record
546–494–33 (.524)
Playoff appearances
3 (Div. III) 1999, 2013, 2016
Playoff record
0–3 (Div. III)
Conference titles
19
Rivalries
Chicago Maroons[1]
Consensus All-Americans
55
Colors
Red and green[2]
Fight song
Fight for Washington
Marching band
Bear Nation Varsity Band
Outfitter
Nike
Website
bearsports.wustl.edu
The Washington University Bears football team represents Washington University in St. Louis in college football. The team competes at the NCAA Division III level as an affiliate member of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). They are a primary member of the University Athletic Association, of which they were a founding member. They were previously a founding member of the Missouri Valley Conference whose bigger schools split into the Big Eight Conference and then added a few members to form the Big 12 Conference.[3]
The school's first football team was fielded in 1887. The team plays its home games at the 3,300 seat Francis Olympic Field.
Former Washington University Bears football player and head coach Jimmy Conzelman is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[4] Another former head coach, Weeb Ewbank, later coach of AFL, NFL, and Super Bowl champion teams is also in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[5]
Two former Washington University head coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: Bob Higgins in 1954[6] and Carl Snavely in 1965.[7]
Two former Washington University players have also been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: Harvey Jablonsky in 1978[8] and Shelby Jordan in 2013.[9] Both Jablonsky and Jordan were All-Americans. Jordan went on to win Super Bowl XVIII with the Los Angeles Raiders.
Former Bears linebacker Brandon Roberts won the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy from the National Football Foundation as the nation's top football student-athlete in 2002. Roberts is the only non-FBS recipient of the award.[10]
^Washington University in St. Louis Football record Book(PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-04, retrieved May 23, 2019
^"Color Palettes". Retrieved August 3, 2016.
^Big Eight Conference Football Championship History, retrieved May 23, 2019
^"Jimmy Conzelman – Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site".
^"Weeb Ewbank – Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site".
^Bob Higgins – NFF Hall of Fame, retrieved May 23, 2019
^Carl Snavely – NFF Hall of Fame, retrieved May 20, 2019
^Harvey Jablonsky – NFF Hall of Fame, retrieved May 23, 2019
^Shelby Jordan – NFF Hall of Fame, retrieved May 23, 2019
^William V. Campbell Trophy® Recipients, retrieved May 20, 2019
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