Washington University (St. Louis)
2-0North Coast · Francis Field (MO) · 4,000
LastW 37–27 vs DePauw · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Wittenberg · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Edwards-Maurer Field · first meeting on record
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 6 | #486 | #633 | — | @Rhodes | W 73–0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #488 | #450 | — | DePauw | W 37–27 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #485 | #494 | @Wittenberg | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #483 | #653 | @Oberlin | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | John Carroll | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Kenyon | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Wabash | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Denison | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Ohio Wesleyan | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Wooster |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · at Wittenberg · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET
The Bears of St. Louis, who have played football since 1887 at Francis Field — site of the 1904 Olympics — a nationally elite research university that competes as a CCIW football affiliate and wins at a high clip.
WashU has played football since 1887 at the home of the 1904 Olympics and wins at a high rate, yet keeps fighting just to keep a conference seat.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 8-3 · last season
✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among CCIW teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Washington University (St. Louis) has won four of its last five.
Warming. 8-2 over the last 10, and won the last two.
Next Sep 19
vs Wittenberg · away
Outcome band · Washington University (St. Louis) · 2026
Outcome band · Washington University (St. Louis) · 2026Washington University (St. Louis)'s most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
The Bears of St. Louis, who have played football since 1887 at Francis Field — site of the 1904 Olympics — a nationally elite research university that competes as a CCIW football affiliate and wins at a high clip.
Playoff path
Washington University (St. Louis) sits 1st in the North Coast Conference and 12th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington St. Louis | 1-0 | 2-0 | 69.5 |
| 2 | Wabash | 1-0 | 2-0 | 61.2 |
| 3 | Wooster | 1-0 | 1-1 | 52.7 |
| 4 | Denison | 1-0 | 1-1 | 48.8 |
| 5 | DePauw | 0-1 | 1-1 | 57.7 |
| 6 | Ohio Wesleyan | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.0 |
| 7 | Kenyon | 0-1 | 1-1 | 45.4 |
| 8 | Wittenberg | 0-1 | 0-2 | 38.5 |
Win the North Coast Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.