1926 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team

1926 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
Seasons
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1926 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Lafayette   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 10 Brown   –   9 – 0 – 1
NYU   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   7 – 1 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 1 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 0 – 2
No. 10 Penn   –   7 – 1 – 1
Cornell   –   6 – 1 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
Springfield   –   6 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 2
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 2 – 2
CCNY   –   5 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 4 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   3 – 4 – 1
Harvard   –   3 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   3 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   3 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   2 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   0 – 8 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1926 college football season. The team compiled a 7–2 record. Andrew Kerr was the head coach.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25WaynesburgWashington, PAW 13–0
October 2BucknellWashington, PAW 17–2[2]
October 9RutgersWashington, PAW 19–6
October 16at Carnegie TechPittsburgh, PAW 17–6
October 23at Fordham
W 28–13
October 30vs. Lafayette
L 10–1620,000[3]
November 6Bethany (WV)Washington, PAW 26–0
November 13at Pittsburgh
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 0–045,000[4]
November 25at West Virginia
W 13–3[5]

References

  1. ^ "1926 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wash-Jeff Easily Defeats Bucknell in Fine Game, 17 to 2". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 3, 1926. p. III-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Leopards in Last Minute of Play Overcome Foes From Western Tip of State". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 31, 1926. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hannum, Max E. (November 14, 1926). "Sutherland's "Under-Dogs" Fight Gamely". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Virginia is trampled by Wash-Jeff, 13–3". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 26, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.