Washington St. Louis Bears
North CoastSaint Louis, MOFrancis Field (MO)
2026: 6–0 (4–0 North Coast). Last: won at Kenyon 65–0. Next: at Wabash, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 73–0at Rhodes
- W 37–27DePauw
- W 31–24at Wittenberg
- W 79–0at Oberlin
- W 35–25John Carroll
- W 65–0at Kenyon
- Oct 24at Wabash
- Oct 31Denison
- Nov 7at Ohio Wesleyan
- Nov 14Wooster
Washington St. Louis has played football since at least 1892 and is 186–183–19 in the 388 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 2 coaches from Washington St. Louis. R.B. Rutherford (1917–1919) won more games here than any other coach: 15. The most-played rival is Missouri: 34 meetings, Missouri leads 23–9–2. This season, they’re 6–0.
On this date in 2024Washington St. Louis beat Elmhurst 49–10 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 186–183–19 .504; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1233
- Seasons
- 54 since 1892, 388 games
2026 season 6–0
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atRhodes | W 73–0 | 75% |
| Sep 12 | vsDePauw | W 37–27 | 47% |
| Sep 19 | atWittenberg | W 31–24 | 66% |
| Sep 26 | atOberlin | W 79–0 | 90% |
| Oct 3 | vsJohn Carroll | W 35–25 | 45% |
| Oct 17 | atKenyon | W 65–0 | 80% |
| Oct 24 | atWabash | Preview | 51% |
| Oct 31 | vsDenison | Preview | 76% |
| Nov 7 | atOhio Wesleyan | Preview | 73% |
| Nov 14 | vsWooster | Preview | 88% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1892
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Bob Higgins | 1925–1927 | 8–14–3 |
| R.B. Rutherford | 1917–1919 | 15–5 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Missouri
9–23–2 in 34
- 1927 L 0–13
- 1929 L 0–6
- 1932 W 14–6
- 1933 W 33–7
- 1934 W 40–13
- 1935 W 19–6
- 1936 L 10–17
- 1937 L 0–3
- 1938 L 0–13
- 1939 L 0–14
Lost the last four.
- Drake
8–21–2 in 31
- 1937 L 2–32
- 1938 W 25–13
- 1939 W 25–13
- 1940 L 14–20
- 1941 W 12–0
- 1942 W 14–7
- 1955 L 19–39
- 1956 L 6–14
- 1957 L 7–19
- 1958 L 21–28
Lost the last four.
- Saint Louis
14–9–3 in 26
- 1933 L 0–6
- 1934 W 27–7
- 1935 W 26–0
- 1936 L 6–21
- 1937 W 6–0
- 1938 T 0–0
- 1939 W 21–17
- 1940 L 0–3
- 1941 L 0–25
- 1942 L 0–26
Lost the last three.
| Opponent | Games | WUMO record |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 34 | 9–23–2 |
| Drake | 31 | 8–21–2 |
| Saint Louis | 26 | 14–9–3 |
| Missouri–Rolla | 22 | 19–3 |
| Grinnell | 14 | 7–6–1 |
| Kansas | 14 | 0–12–2 |
| Drury | 13 | 10–3 |
| Oklahoma State | 12 | 6–5–1 |
Every opponent (80)
Every program Washington St. Louis has played, A to Z, with Washington St. Louis’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Arkansas 1–4
- Army 0–1
- Augustana (IL) 3–1
- Boston University 0–2
- Bradley 3–0
- Butler 4–2–1
- Carleton 0–0–1
- Carnegie Mellon 0–1
- Carroll (WI) 4–0
- Carthage 4–0
- Centenary (LA) 1–1
- Central Missouri 1–0
- Centre 1–1
- Chicago 0–1
- Cincinnati 1–0
- Creighton 4–4
- DePauw 1–0
- Drake 8–21–2
- Drury 10–3
- Duquesne 0–2
- Elmhurst 4–0
- Grinnell 7–6–1
- Harvard 0–1
- Haskell 0–3
- Hendrix 2–0
- Illinois 0–9
- Illinois College 6–0
- Illinois Wesleyan 4–0
- Indiana 0–3
- Iowa 0–4
- Iowa State 1–6
- James Millikin 3–0
- John Carroll 1–0
- Kansas 0–12–2
- Kansas State 1–3
- Kenyon 1–0
- Knox 5–0–1
- Lombard 2–1–1
- McKendree 5–1
- Michigan 0–1
- Michigan State 0–1
- Millikin 4–0
- Mississippi State 1–0
- Missouri 9–23–2
- Missouri–Rolla 19–3
- Nebraska 1–1
- North Central College 0–4
- North Park 4–0
- Northwest Missouri State 0–2
- Northwestern 0–1
- Notre Dame 0–1
- Oberlin 1–0
- Oklahoma 0–7–1
- Oklahoma State 6–5–1
- Quantico Marines 0–1
- Rhodes 3–0
- Rose Hulman 7–0–1
- Saint Louis 14–9–3
- Scott Field 1–0
- Sewanee 0–2
- Shurtleff 7–2
- Simpson (IA) 2–0
- SMU 0–4
- Southeast Missouri State 3–0
- Southern Illinois 1–0
- Texas 0–2
- Tulane 1–2
- Tulsa 0–3
- Vanderbilt 0–5
- VMI 0–1
- Wabash 1–1
- Washburn 1–1
- Washington and Lee 1–0
- West Virginia 0–1
- Westminster (Missouri) 7–2–1
- Wheaton (IL) 0–4
- Wichita State 1–0
- William Jewell 2–0–1
- Wisconsin Stout 0–1
- Wittenberg 1–0
Conferences
- Independent 1902–1905
- Missouri Valley Conference 1907–1927
- University Conference 2014
- Southern Athletic Conference 2015–2016
- Independent 2017
- CCIW 2018–2025
- North Coast Conference since 2026
Washington St. Louis’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
National award winners
All awards| 2002 | Brandon Roberts LB | Campbell Trophy |
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 2
| 1965 | Carl Snavely coach, career 1927–1958 |
| 1954 | Bob Higgins coach here, 1925–1927 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 3 since 1938
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 1233 | ||||
| 2025 | 8–3 | 7–2 | 1187 | ||||
| 2024 | 8–2 | 7–2 | 1216 | ||||
| 2023 | 7–3 | 6–3 | 1204 | ||||
| 2022 | 8–2 | 6–2 | 1263 | ||||
| 1958 | 0–1 | 1183 | |||||
| 1957 | 0–1 | 1203 | |||||
| 1956 | 0–1 | 1228 | |||||
| 1955 | 0–1 | 1268 | |||||
| 1952 | 0–1 | 1360 | |||||
| 1942 | 5–5 | 2–3 | 1340 | ||||
| 1941 | 4–5 | 1–3 | 1348 | ||||
| 1940 | 3–6 | 1–3 | 1408 | ||||
| 1939 | 6–3–1 | 4–1 | 1520 | ||||
| 1938 | 6–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 1450 | ||||
| 1937 | 4–6 | 2–2 | 1388 | ||||
| 1936 | 3–7 | 1–1 | 1393 | ||||
| 1935 | 6–4 | 3–0 | 1514 | ||||
| 1934 | 7–3 | 1–0 | 1453 | ||||
| 1933 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 1330 | ||||
| 1932 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 1297 | ||||
| 1931 | 2–7 | 0–3 | 1236 | ||||
| 1930 | 4–2–2 | 2–2 | 1417 | ||||
| 1929 | 3–4–1 | 0–1–1 | 1362 | ||||
| 1928 | 2–5–1 | 0–2 | 1336 |
Every season back to 1892 (29 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 5–2–2 | 2–2–1 | Bob Higgins | 1406 | |||
| 1926 | 1–7 | 0–6 | Bob Higgins | 1287 | |||
| 1925 | 2–5–1 | 1–4–1 | Bob Higgins | 1361 | |||
| 1924 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 1348 | ||||
| 1923 | 3–5 | 1–4 | 1335 | ||||
| 1922 | 1–5–1 | 0–5–1 | 1345 | ||||
| 1921 | 4–3–1 | 2–3 | 1448 | ||||
| 1920 | 4–4 | 1–4 | 1453 | ||||
| 1919 | 5–2 | 2–2 | R.B. Rutherford | 1520 | |||
| 1918 | 6–0 | 2–0 | R.B. Rutherford | 1508 | |||
| 1917 | 4–3 | 1–2 | R.B. Rutherford | 1385 | |||
| 1916 | 3–3–1 | 0–2 | 1378 | ||||
| 1915 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1392 | ||||
| 1914 | 3–3–1 | 0–1–1 | 1339 | ||||
| 1913 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1314 | ||||
| 1912 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 1392 | ||||
| 1911 | 4–2–2 | 0–0–2 | 1406 | ||||
| 1910 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1338 | ||||
| 1909 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1364 | ||||
| 1908 | 4–4–1 | 0–2 | 1338 | ||||
| 1907 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1275 | ||||
| 1906few games on file | 1–1 | 1450 | |||||
| 1905 | 6–3–1 | 1412 | |||||
| 1904 | 4–7 | 1317 | |||||
| 1903 | 4–4–1 | 1333 | |||||
| 1902 | 2–6–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1901few games on file | 0–1 | 1193 | |||||
| 1899few games on file | 1–0 | 1199 | |||||
| 1892few games on file | 0–1 | 1188 |
No season on file for 1893–98, 1900, 1943–51, 1953–54, 1959–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 54 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.