1928 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team

1928 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–2
Head coach
1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College   –   9 – 0 – 0
West Chester   –   8 – 0 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 0 – 1
Brown   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Penn   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 NYU   –   8 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 2
Lafayette   –   6 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 2
CCNY   –   4 – 1 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 3
Columbia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 3 – 2
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 1
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 5 – 1
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 0
  –   2 – 5 – 2
Providence   –   1 – 5 – 3
Vermont   –   1 – 7 – 2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1928 college football season. The team compiled a 2–5–2 record and was outscored by a total of 117 to 67. Andrew Kerr was the head coach.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Bethany (WV)Washington, PAW 24–0
October 6WaynesburgWashington, PAW 24–0
October 13Duquesne
  • College Field
  • Washington, PA
L 6–12[2]
October 20at Carnegie TechL 0–19
October 27at FordhamL 0–34
November 3at LafayetteT 13–13[3]
November 10at Pittsburgh
L 0–2514,000[4]
November 17BucknellWashington, PAT 0–0
November 29at West VirginiaL 0–1419,000[5]

References

  1. ^ "1928 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Duquesne Surprises With Win: Dukes Down W. & J." The Pittsburgh Press. October 14, 1928. pp. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lafayette Ties: Johnny Thompson Boots Two Field Goals and Extra Point To Enable Maroons To Even Up W. and J.,13-13". Allentown Morning Call. November 4, 1928. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hannum, Max E. (November 11, 1928). "Locals Clever In Win". p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Virginia tops Presidents by 14–0". Reading Times. November 30, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.