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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox college football team
| TeamName = Washington University Bears football
| Image = Washington-st-louis logo from NCAA.svg
| ImageSize = 200
| FirstYear = {{Start date and age|1887}}
| AthleticDirector = Anthony J. Azama
| HeadCoach = [[Aaron Keen]]
| HeadCoachYear = 5th
| HCWins = 30
| HCLosses = 12
| HCTies =
| Stadium = [[Francis Olympic Field]]
| StadiumBuilt = 1903
| StadCapacity = 3,300
| StadSurface = FieldTurf
| Location = [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
| NCAAdivision = III
| Conference = [[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin|CCIW]]
| ConfDivision =
| PastAffiliations =
| ATWins = 546 
| ATLosses = 494 
| ATTies = 33 
| BowlWins =
| BowlLosses =
| BowlTies =
| PlayoffApps = 3 ([[NCAA Division III Football Championship|Div. III]]) 1999, 2013, 2016
| Playoffs = 0–3 ([[NCAA Division III Football Championship|Div. III]])
| ConfTitles = 19
| AllAmericans = 55
| FightSong = ''Fight for Washington''
| MarchingBand = Bear Nation Varsity Band
| PagFreeLabel2 = Outfitter
| PagFreeValue2 = [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
| Rivalries = [[Chicago Maroons football|Chicago Maroons]]<ref>{{citation |title=Washington University in St. Louis Football record Book |url=http://bearsports.wustl.edu/Sports/Documents/Football-Record-Book.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204100010/http://bearsports.wustl.edu/Sports/Documents/Football-Record-Book.pdf |access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=2013-12-04 }}</ref>
| WebsiteName = bearsports.wustl.edu
| WebsiteURL = http://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]].<ref>{{citation |title=Big Eight Conference Football Championship History |url=http://bigeightsports.com/Sports/Football/FootballChampionships.htm |access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref>

On September 4, 2024, the Division III web outlet ''D3sports.com'' reported that the CCIW would expel Washington from football membership after the 2025 season, with the report soon confirmed by the conference office.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.d3football.com/notables/2024/09/cciw-cutting-wash-u-loose |title=CCIW to cut Wash U loose |first1=Patrick |last1=Coleman |first2=Dave |last2=McHugh |website=D3football.com |date=September 4, 2024 |access-date=September 8, 2024}}</ref> On October 18, 2024, the [[North Coast Athletic Conference]] announced that Washington would join as a football-only member, beginning in the 2026 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.studlife.com/sports/2024/10/18/football-to-join-north-coast-athletic-conference-for-2026-season | title=Football to join North Coast Athletic Conference for 2026 season | first1=Matt | last1=Eisner |website=studlife.com |date=October 18, 2024 |access-date=October 30, 2024}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/players/jimmy-conzelman/|title=Jimmy Conzelman – Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site}}</ref> Another former head coach, [[Weeb Ewbank]], later coach of [[American Football League|AFL]], [[NFL]], and [[Super Bowl]] champion teams is also in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/players/weeb-ewbank/|title=Weeb Ewbank – Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site}}</ref>

Two former Washington University head coaches have been inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]: [[Bob Higgins (American football)|Bob Higgins]] in 1954<ref>{{citation |title=Bob Higgins – NFF Hall of Fame |url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1596 |access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref> and [[Carl Snavely]] in 1965.<ref>{{citation |title=Carl Snavely – NFF Hall of Fame |url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1463 |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>

Two former Washington University players have also been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: [[Harvey Jablonsky]] in 1978<ref>{{citation |title=Harvey Jablonsky – NFF Hall of Fame |url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1593 |access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref> and [[Shelby Jordan]] in 2013.<ref>{{citation |title=Shelby Jordan – NFF Hall of Fame |url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2345 |access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref> Both Jablonsky and Jordan were All-Americans. Jordan went on to win [[Super Bowl XVIII]] with the [[1983 Los Angeles Raiders season|Los Angeles Raiders]].

Former Bears linebacker [[Brandon Roberts (American football)|Brandon Roberts]] won the [[William V. Campbell Trophy|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.<ref>{{citation |title=William V. Campbell Trophy® Recipients |url=https://footballfoundation.org/roster.aspx?roster=12 |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Conference memberships ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:90px; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Washington University Bears|border=0|color=white}}"|Years
! style="width:275px; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Washington University Bears|border=0|color=white}}"|Conference
|-
|1887–1906
|Independent
|-
|1907–1942
|[[Missouri Valley Conference]]
|-
|1943–1946
|No team
|-
|1947–1962
|Independent
|-
|1963–1972
|[[Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference|College Athletic Conference]]
|-
|1973–1987
|Independent
|-
|1988–2017
|[[University Athletic Association]]<ref>{{citation |title=UAA Football composite results |url=https://www.uaasports.info/sports/fball/Football.pdf |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2015–2016
|[[Southern Athletic Association]]
|-
|2018–2025
|[[College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Coleman |first=Patrick |last2=McHugh |first2=Dave |date=September 6, 2024 |title=CCIW to cut Wash U loose |url=https://www.d3football.com/notables/2024/09/cciw-cutting-wash-u-loose |journal=[[d3football.com]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Seasons ==
{| bcellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%;"valign="top"
|-
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|WUSTL Bears|border=0|color=white}}" | Year
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|WUSTL Bears|border=0|color=white}}" | Head coach
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|WUSTL Bears|border=0|color=white}}" | Conference
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|WUSTL Bears|border=0|color=white}}" | Overall record
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|WUSTL Bears|border=0|color=white}}" | Conference record
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1887|| rowspan=2|Unknown || — || 1–0 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1888|| — || 1–0 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1889|| rowspan=4|[[Arthur L. Tuttle]] (player-coach) || — || 1–0 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1890|| — || 2–0 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1891|| — || 4–1–1 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1892|| — || 3–2 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1893|| Unknown || — || 1–1 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1894|| Unknown || — || 2–1 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1895|| Unknown || — || 2–0 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1896|| Unknown || — || 0–2 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1897|| Unknown || — || 0–2 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1898|| [[Edwin W. Lee]] || — || 6–0 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1899|| [[Arthur N. Sager]] || — || 5–1–0 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1900|| Edwin W. Lee || — || 3–2–1 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1901|| [[Maurice Gordon Clarke|Gordon Clarke]] || — || 5–3–1 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1902|| [[Hugh White (American football)|Hugh White]] || — || 2–6–1 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1903 Washington University football team|1903]]|| [[L. W. Boynton]] || — || 4–4–2 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1904|| L. W. Boynton || — || 4–7 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1905 Washington University football team|1905]]|| [[Charles A. Fairweather]] || — || 7–3–2 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1906|| [[J. Merrill Blanchard]] || — || 2–2–2 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1907|| J. Merrill Blanchard || MVC || 1–5–1 || 0–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1908|| [[Frank Cayou|Francis M. Cayou]] || MVC || 4–4–1 || 0–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1909|| Francis M. Cayou || MVC || 3–4 || 0–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1910|| Francis M. Cayou || MVC || 3–4 || 0–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1911|| Francis M. Cayou || MVC || 4–2–2 || 0–0–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1912|| Francis M. Cayou || MVC || 4–4 || 0–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1913|| [[William P. Edmunds]] || MVC || 1–5 || 0–4
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1914|| William P. Edmunds || MVC || 2–2–1 || 0–1–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1915|| William P. Edmunds || MVC || 3–2 || 1–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1916|| William P. Edmunds || MVC || 3–3–1 || 0–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1917|| [[Dick Rutherford]] || MVC || 4–3 || 1–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1918 Washington University Pikers football team|1918]]|| Dick Rutherford || MVC || 6–0 || — (WWI)
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1919 Washington University Pikers football team|1919]]|| Dick Rutherford || MVC || 5–2 || 2–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1920|| [[George Rider]] || MVC || 4–4 || 1–4
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1921|| George Rider || MVC || 4–3–1 || 2–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1922|| George Rider || MVC || 1–5–1 || 0–5–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1923|| [[Byron Wimberly]] || MVC || 3–5 || 1–4
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1924|| Byron Wimberly || MVC || 4–4 || 0–4
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1925 Washington University Pikers football team|1925]]|| [[Bob Higgins (American football)|Bob Higgins]] || MVC || 2–5–1 || 1–4–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1926|| Bob Higgins || MVC || 1–7 || 0–6
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1927|| Bob Higgins || MVC || 5–2–2 || 2–2–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1928|| [[Albert Sharpe (American football)|Al Sharpe]] || MVC || 2–5–1 || 0–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1929|| Al Sharpe || MVC || 3–4–1 || 0–1–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1930 Washington University Bears football team|1930]]|| Al Sharpe || MVC || 4–2–2 || 2–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1931 Washington University Bears football team|1931]]|| Al Sharpe || MVC || 2–7 || 0–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1932 Washington University Bears football team|1932]]|| [[Jimmy Conzelman]] || MVC || 4–4 || 1–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1933 Washington University Bears football team|1933]]|| Jimmy Conzelman || MVC || 4–5 || 1–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1934 Washington University Bears football team|1934]]|| Jimmy Conzelman || MVC || 7–3 || 1–0†
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1935 Washington University Bears football team|1935]]|| Jimmy Conzelman || MVC || 6–4 || 3–0‡
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1936 Washington University Bears football team|1936]]|| Jimmy Conzelman || MVC || 3–7 || 1–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1937|| Jimmy Conzelman || MVC || 4–6 || 2–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1938 Washington University Bears football team|1938]]|| Jimmy Conzelman || MVC || 6–3–1 || 2–1–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1939 Washington University Bears football team|1939]]|| Jimmy Conzelman || MVC || 6–3–1 || 4–1†
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1940|| [[Frank Loebs]] || MVC || 3–6 || 1–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1941 Washington University Bears football team|1941]]|| Frank Loebs || MVC || 4–5 || 1–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1942|| [[Tom Gorman (American football)|Tom Gorman]] || MVC || 5–5 || 2–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1943|| No Football || || ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1944|| No Football || || ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1945|| No Football || || ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1946|| No Football || || ||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1947|| [[Weeb Ewbank]] || — || 5–3 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1948|| Weeb Ewbank || — || 9–1 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1949|| [[Irwin Uteritz|Irv Utz]] || — || 7–2 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1950|| Irv Utz || — || 2–7 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1951 Washington University Bears football team|1951]]|| Irv Utz || — || 5–4 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1952|| Irv Utz || — || 4–5 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1953|| [[Carl Snavely]] || — || 7–2 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1954|| Carl Snavely || — || 6–3 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1955 Washington University Bears football team|1955]]|| Carl Snavely || — || 5–4 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1956|| Carl Snavely || — || 6–3 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1957|| Carl Snavely || — || 5–3 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1958|| Carl Snavely || — || 4–4 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1959|| [[Lynn Hovland]] || — || 1–7 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1960|| Lynn Hovland || — || 2–7 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1961|| Lynn Hovland || — || 0–9 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1962|| [[Dave Puddington]] || — || 5–3 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1963|| Dave Puddington || CAC || 6–2–1 || 1–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1964|| Dave Puddington || CAC || 6–3–1 || 3–1‡
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1965|| Dave Puddington || CAC || 7–2 || 3–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1966|| Dave Puddington || CAC || 7–2 || 4–0†
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1967|| Dave Puddington || CAC || 5–4–1 || 2–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1968|| [[Richard D. Martin]] || CAC || 2–8 || 0–4
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1969|| Dick Martin || CAC || 2–7 || 1–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1970|| Dick Martin || CAC || 5–4 || 3–1‡
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1971|| Dick Martin || CAC || 4–5 || 1–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1972|| Don McCright || CAC || 6–3 || 4–0†
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1973|| Don McCright || — || 6–2–1 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1974|| Don McCright || — || 5–4 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1975|| Don McCright || — || 4–5 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1976|| Don McCright || — || 3–6 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1977|| Chris Gianoulakis || — || 5–4 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1978|| Chris Gianoulakis || — || 5–4 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1979|| Chris Gianoulakis || — || 2–7 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1980|| Ken Henderson || — || 2–7 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1981|| Ken Henderson || — || 2–7 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1982|| Ken Henderson || — || 2–7 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1983|| Fred Remmy || — || 2–6–1 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1984|| Fred Remmy || — || 4–5 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1985|| Fred Remmy || — || 3–7 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1986|| Fred Remmy || — || 2–7 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1987|| Ken Woody || — || 1–8 || —
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1988|| Ken Woody || UAA || 2–8 || 1–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1989|| [[Larry Kindbom]] || UAA || 4–5 || 2–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1990|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 7–3 || 2–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1991|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 6–4 || 1–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1992|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 4–6 || 1–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1993|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 6–4 || 1–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1994|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 7–3 || 3–1‡
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1995|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 9–1 || 3–1‡
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1996|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 7–3 || 3–1‡
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1997|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 6–4 || 3–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1998|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 6–4 || 2–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 1999|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 8–3 || 4–0†*
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2000|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 6–4 || 3–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2001|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 8–2 || 4–0†
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2002|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 6–4 || 4–0†
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2003|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 6–4 || 4–0†
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2004|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 6–4 || 3–0†
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2005|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 6–4 || 2–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2006|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 6–4 || 2–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2007|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 7–3 || 1–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2008|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 5–5 || 1–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2009|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 4–6 || 1–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2010|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 7–3 || 2–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2011|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 6–4 || 2–1
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2012|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 5–5 || 3–0†
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2013|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 8–3 || 3–0†*
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2014|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 4–6 || 1–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2015|| Larry Kindbom || SAA / UAA || 6–4 || 5–3 / 2–1‡
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2016|| Larry Kindbom || SAA / UAA || 8–3 || 7–1‡ / 2–1‡*
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2017|| Larry Kindbom || UAA || 3–6 || 0–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2018|| Larry Kindbom || CCIW || 8–2 || 7–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2019|| Larry Kindbom || CCIW || 7–3 || 6–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2020|| [[Aaron Keen]] || CCIW || Did not play due to COVID-19<ref>{{citation |title=WashU Announces Cancellation of Fall Sport Competitions |url=https://www.washubears.com/general/2020-21/releases/20200722u6x777 |date=July 22, 2020 |access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> || DNP
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2021|| Aaron Keen || CCIW || 7–4 || 7–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2022|| Aaron Keen || CCIW || 8–3 || 7–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2023|| Aaron Keen || CCIW || 7–3 || 6–3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 2024|| Aaron Keen || CCIW || 8–2 || 7–2
|- style="text-align:center;"
|}
†- Conference champions
‡- Conference co-champions
<nowiki>*</nowiki>- Playoff Appearance<ref>{{cite web | access-date = April 9, 2017 | title = 2017 Washington University Football Record Book |
url=http://www.washubears.com/sports/fball/2016-17/files/Football-Record-Book.pdf}}</ref>

==Postseason appearances==
===NCAA Division III playoffs===
The WashU Bears have made three [[List of NCAA Division III football championship appearances by team|appearances]] in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 0–3.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=WUSTL Bears|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}
|- align="center"
| [[1999 NCAA Division III football season#Postseason|1999]]
| First Round
| [[Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football|Hardin–Simmons]]
| L, 21–28
|- align="center"
| [[2013 NCAA Division III football season#Postseason|2013]]
| First Round
| [[Franklin Grizzlies football|Franklin]]
| L, 10–17
|- align="center"
| [[2016 NCAA Division III football season#Postseason|2016]]
| First Round
| [[Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans football|Wisconsin–Oshkosh]]
| L, 13–49
|}

===Bowl games===
The WashU Bears have made two NCAA Division III bowl appearances, with a combined record of 0–2.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=WUSTL Bears|Year|Bowl|Coach|Opponent|Result}}
|- align="center"
|-
|[[2021 NCAA Division III football season|2021]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Isthmus Bowl]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Aaron Keen]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons football|Wisconsin–River Falls]]
|L, 27–48
|-
|[[2022 NCAA Division III football season|2022]]
|L, 24–31
|}

== NFL draft picks ==
 [[1937 NFL Draft|1937]] — 9th Round, 3rd Pick, 83rd Overall — [[Arizona Cardinals|Chicago Cardinals]] — [[Dwight Hafeli]] — [[End (gridiron football)|End]]<ref>{{citation |title=Los Angeles Seeks Berth in National Grid League |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, MO |date=December 13, 1936 |page=56}}</ref>
 [[1938 NFL Draft|1938]] — 3rd Round, 2nd Pick, 17th Overall — [[Philadelphia Eagles]] — [[Joe Bukant]] — [[Fullback (gridiron football)|FB]]<ref>{{citation |title=Detroit Draws Clint Frank, Pittsburgh Gets White in Draft; Bukant to Eagles |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, MO |date=December 12, 1937 |page=17}}</ref>
 [[1942 NFL Draft|1942]] — 3rd Round, 4th Pick, 19th Overall — [[Arizona Cardinals|Chicago Cardinals]] — [[Bud Schwenk]] — [[Quarterback|QB]]<ref>{{citation |title=Schwenk, Drafted by Cardinals, Does Not Intend to Join Pros |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, MO |date=December 23, 1941 |page=9}}</ref>
 [[1950 NFL Draft|1950]] — 21st Round, 12th Pick, 273rd Overall — [[Cleveland Browns]] — Leroy Vogts — [[Guard (American and Canadian football)|G]]<ref>{{citation |title=Four St. Louis Area Athletes Picked in Pro Football Draft |newspaper=St. Louis Star-Times |location=St. Louis, MO |date=January 23, 1950 |page=16}}</ref>
 [[1955 NFL Draft|1955]] — 20th Round, 1st Pick, 230th Overall — [[Arizona Cardinals|Chicago Cardinals]] — Jim Burst — [[Halfback (American football)|HB]]<ref>{{citation |title=Four Mizzou Men Selected in Draft, But One is a Junior |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, MO |date=January 28, 1955 |page=22}}</ref>
 [[1973 NFL Draft|1973]] — 7th Round, 1st Pick, 157th Overall — [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]] — [[Shelby Jordan]] — [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|T]]<ref>{{citation |title=Bears' Jordan Picked by Oilers |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, MO |date=January 31, 1973 |page=58}}</ref>

'''Source:'''<ref>{{citation |title=NFL Draft History — Washington St. Louis |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=W&collegeName=Washington-St.+Louis&abbrFlag=0&type=school |access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=DraftHistory.com Colleges Beginning with W |url=http://www.drafthistory.com/index.php/colleges/w |access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref>

== All-Americans ==
 1929 — Harvey Jablonsky
 1933 — Glynn Clark (AP Honorable Mention)
 1934 — Harry Brown (AP Honorable Mention)
 1935 — Bob Hudgens (AAB Honorable Mention, NEA Honorable Mention); Joe Bukant (AP Honorable Mention)
 1936 — Dwight Hafeli (AP Honorable Mention)
 1937 — Raymond Hobbs (Colliers)
 1941 — Wilson “Bud” Schwenk (AP Honorable Mention)
 1956 — Ed Lind (AP Honorable Mention, Little All-America First Team)
 1957 — Ed Lind (AP Honorable Mention, Little All-America Honorable Mention); Don Polkinghorne (Little All-America First Team)
 1960 — Paul Isham (AP Little All-America Honorable Mention)
 1962 — Paul Isham (AP Honorable Mention)
 1963 — Arnie Edwards (AP Honorable Mention)
 1964 — James Powers (AP Honorable Mention)
 1970 — James Marx (AP Honorable Mention)
 1971 — Stu Watkins (AP Little All-America Honorable Mention)
 1972 — Shelby Jordan (Kodak First Team); Stu Watkins (AP Little All-America Honorable Mention)
 1973 — Stu Watkins (Kodak First Team)
 1974 — Marion Stallings (Kodak First Team)
 1981 — Dave Bolton (Sporting News Honorable Mention)
 1988 — Paul Matthews (Kodak First Team, AP Little AllAmerica Second Team, Pizza Hut Third Team, Football Gazette Honorable Mention)
 1989 — Eric Nyhus (Pizza Hut First Team, Football Gazette Second Team); Stacey Hightower (Football Gazette Honorable Mention, Pizza Hut Honorable Mention)
 1990 — Eric Nyhus (Football Gazette Second Team)
 1991 — Michael Lauber (Champion U.S.A. Second Team, Football Gazette Third Team); Jeff Doyle (Football Gazette Third Team); [[Aaron Keen]] (Football Gazette Honorable Mention)
 1992 — Michael Lauber (Champion U.S.A. Honorable Mention, Football Gazette Honorable Mention)
 1993 — Jeff Doyle (Champion U.S.A. Third Team, Football Gazette Second Team); Aaron Keen (Football Gazette Honorable Mention)
 1994 — Matt Gomric (Division III First Team, Football Gazette First Team)
 1995 — Chris Nalley (Hewlett-Packard First Team, Football Gazette Second Team, American Football Quarterly First Team); Josh Haza (Hewlett-Packard
Honorable Mention)
 1996 — Chris Nalley (Hewlett-Packard First Team, Foot- ball Gazette First Team, American Football Quarterly First Team); Joe El-Etr (Hewlett-Packard Second Team, Football Gazette Second Team), Aaron Boehm (HewlettPackard Third Team).
 1997 — Joe El-Etr (Hewlett-Packard Second Team), Brad Klein (Hewlett-Packard Second Team, Football Gazette Second Team).
 1999 — Tim Runnalls (Hewlett-Packard First Team, Football Gazette Lineman of the Year and First Team, Burger King Coaches’ Association First Team, AFCA Aztec Bowl selection, D3football.com Second Team), Kevin Dym (D3football.com Third Team)
 2000 — James Molnar (D3football.com Second Team), Jonathan Feig (D3football.com Third Team)
 2001 — James Molnar (Hewlett-Packard Honorable Mention)
 2003 — Rick Schmitz (CoSIDA Third Team)
 2005 — Joe Rizzo (Associated Press Little Second Team, Football Gazette Second Team, D3football.com Honorable Mention), Brad Duesing (Football Gazette Honorable Mention)
 2006 — Drew Wethington (Football Gazette Third Team)
 2010 — Brandon Brown (D3football.com First Team)
 2015 — Alex Hallwachs (D3football.com Third Team), Quincy Marting (D3football.com Honorable Mention)
 2016 — Matt Page (AFCA First Team, D3football.com Second Team), Kevin Hammarlund (AFCA Second Team, D3football.com Honorable Mention)
 2017 — Johnny Davidson (D3football.com Third Team)
 2018 — Hank Michalski (AFCA Second Team)
<ref>{{citation |title=Washington University in St. Louis Football record Book |url=http://www.washubears.com/sports/fball/2019-20/files/Football-Record-Book.pdf |access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://bearsports.wustl.edu/sports/fball/index}}

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