1920 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team

1920 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainGarbisch
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College   –   8 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   8 – 0 – 1
Princeton   –   6 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 0 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 0 – 2
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 2 – 1
Geneva   –   5 – 2 – 1
New Hampshire   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
  –   6 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   6 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 0
Williams   –   5 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 2 – 2
Boston University   –   4 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   4 – 4 – 0
Duquesne   –   3 – 3 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 1
Rhode Island State   –   0 – 4 – 4
Tufts   –   2 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 5 – 2
Villanova   –   1 – 5 – 1
Drexel   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1920 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1920 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach David C. Morrow, the team compiled a record of 6–3–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Bethany (WV)Washington, PAW 28–0
October 2at West Virginia WesleyanWheeling, WVT 7–7
October 9KalamazooWashington, PAW 67–0
October 16GenevaWashington, PAW 14–0[2]
October 23LehighWashington, PAW 14–0[3]
October 30Westminster (PA)Washington, PAW 49–0
November 6at SyracuseL 0–14
November 13at PittsburghL 0–731,500[4][5]
November 20at Carnegie TechPittsburgh, PAL 0–6[6]
November 25West VirginiaWashington, PAW 28–0[7]

References

  1. ^ "1920 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Geneva's Strength Hold Wash-Jeff To Two Touchdowns". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1920. p. 19. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Third Period Spells Defeat Lehigh". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 24, 1920. p. 21. Retrieved August 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Davis, Ralph S. (November 14, 1920). "Davies Run Wins Game". The Pittsburg Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Detailed Account of Pitt – W. & J. Contest". The Pittsburg Press. November 14, 1920. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tartans Overcome Wash-Jeff Jinx by Winning, 6 to 0". Pittsburgh Daily Post. November 21, 1920. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W. & J. Whips W. Va., 28 to 0". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 26, 1920. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.