While the Bears did not receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, they performed well in their final regular season game and will face the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in the first-ever Isthmus Bowl next weekend.
The loss brought the Bears to 6-3 on the year with one more game to play.
The win brought the Bears to 6-2 on the year with two games to play in the regular season.
In his first season of action at WashU, Rush has posted a 65.3% completion percentage and a 148.6 passer rating.
The Bears bounced back after a tough loss last weekend.
The Bears had looked to build on a two-game winning streak, but instead they will have to start a new one next weekend.
After a bumpy start to the season with a loss to the University of Chicago, the Washington University football team seems to have settled into an early rhythm.
The win represented a rebound for WashU after a tough loss to the University of Chicago in their season opener, as the Bears brought their record to 1-1.
Before the Washington University football team’s dominant 41-7 victory over North Park Saturday, sophomore Collin Hoyhtya had only played one game for the Bears, but it was a phenomenal start to his career.
WashU’s 31-21 loss to its nemesis leaves the Founders Cup officially in Chicago, a disheartening conclusion to a decades-long rivalry.
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