1893 Washington & Jefferson football team

1893 Washington & Jefferson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Park
Seasons
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1893 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   11 – 0 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   12 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   10 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 0 – 2
Penn   –   12 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   4 – 1 – 0
Wesleyan   –   4 – 1 – 0
Holy Ghost   –   6 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   6 – 2 – 1
Lehigh   –   7 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carlisle   –   2 – 1 – 0
Frankin & Marshall   –   4 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   5 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 3 – 0
Amherst   –   7 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   3 – 3 – 0
Geneva   –   2 – 2 – 1
Army   –   4 – 5 – 0
Williams   –   2 – 3 – 1
Tufts   –   4 – 7 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 6 – 1
Worcester Tech   –   2 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   1 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   3 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 9 – 1
Western Penn   –   1 – 4 – 0
MIT   –   1 – 5 – 0
Massachusetts   –   1 – 9 – 0
New Hampshire   –   0 – 1 – 0
Rutgers   –   0 – 4 – 0
Maine   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1893 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1893 college football season. Led by Joseph Hamilton in his first and only year as head coach, the team compiled a record of 5–3.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 142:45 p.m.Geneva
L 6–12[1][2]
October 20Grove CityWashington, PAW 6–0[3]
October 28vs. GettysburgHarrisburg, PAL 16–18[4]
November 4Washington YMCAWashington, PAW 8–4[5]
November 10Holy Ghost CollegeWashington, PAW 22–10[6]
November 182:30 p.m.at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAL 10–28[7]
November 25Western University of PennsylvaniaWashington, PAW 12–0[8]
November 30West VirginiaWashington, PAW 56–0

References

  1. ^ "Washington Football". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "A Washington Account". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "W. & J. Were Victorious". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Gettysburg's Victory". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 29, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Easy W. & J. Kicking". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 5, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "In Washington's Way". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "A W. & J. Defeat". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Weep For The W.U.P.'S". The Pittsburg Post. November 26, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.