1896 Washington & Jefferson football team

1896 Washington & Jefferson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–1
Head coach
CaptainWilliam D. Inglis
1896 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fordham   –   1 – 0 – 0
Lafayette   –   11 – 0 – 1
Princeton   –   10 – 0 – 1
  –   8 – 0 – 1
Penn   –   14 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   13 – 1 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   11 – 2 – 0
Buffalo   –   9 – 1 – 2
Villanova   –   10 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   7 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 3 – 0
Storrs   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 0
Army   –   3 – 2 – 1
Rutgers   –   6 – 6 – 0
Carlisle   –   5 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   2 – 2 – 2
Brown   –   4 – 5 – 1
Wesleyan   –   4 – 5 – 1
Dickinson   –   4 – 5 – 0
Frankin & Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 2
Geneva   –   3 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Amherst   –   3 – 6 – 1
Western Univ. Penn.   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   2 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 6 – 1
Swarthmore   –   2 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire   –   1 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 5 – 0
Massachusetts   –   0 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1896 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Clinton Wood, the team compiled a record of 8–0–1 and did not allow their opponents to score all season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Bethany (WV)Washington, PAW 36–01,000[1]
October 34:05 p.m.Pittsburgh Athletic ClubWashington, PAT 0–0[2]
October 10at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAW 34–0[3]
October 17ThielWashington, PAW 54–0[4]
October 24OtterbeinWashington, PAW 16–0[5]
October 31at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
W 21–03,000[6][7]
November 7Allegheny Athletic Club[a]Washington, PAW 17–0[8]
November 14at Western ReserveCleveland, OHW 8–0[10]
November 26at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
W 4–012,000[11][12]

Notes

  1. ^ This was a team of students from Pittsburgh-area seminaries,[8] not the professional Allegheny Athletic Association team that won both of its two games in 1896.[9]

References

  1. ^ "W. And J. All Right". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 27, 1896. p. 20. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Neither Side Scored". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 4, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Skill Against Pluck". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "W. And J. Team In Good Form". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "W. And J.'s Team Work". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "East End's Cup Of Sorrow". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "P. A. C. Defeated". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ a b "A Surprise for W. & J." The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ PFRA Research. "Last Hurrah in Allegheny: The 3A's Exit in a Blaze of Glory: 1896" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  10. ^ "College Contests". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Washington Wins". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Washington Wins (continued)". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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