1917 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team

1917 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football
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Record7–3
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1917 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pittsburgh   –   10 – 0 – 0
Williams   –   7 – 0 – 1
Yale   –   3 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   2 – 0 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 1 – 1
Army   –   7 – 1 – 0
Rutgers   –   7 – 1 – 1
Penn   –   9 – 2 – 0
Brown   –   8 – 2 – 0
Fordham   –   7 – 2 – 0
Lehigh   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   6 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 0
Harvard   –   3 – 1 – 3
New Hampshire   –   3 – 2 – 2
Dartmouth   –   5 – 3 – 0
Geneva   –   5 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 2 – 3
Tufts   –   3 – 3 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 3 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 5 – 1
Lafayette   –   3 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island State   –   2 – 4 – 2
Carlisle   –   3 – 6 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 5 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   2 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   0 – 3 – 2
Temple   –   0 – 6 – 1

The 1917 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Led by Sol Metzger in his second and final year as head coach, Washington & Jefferson compiled a record of 7–3.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29The Kiski SchoolWashington, PAW 17–7
October 6Westminster (PA)Washington, PAW 36–0
October 13West Virginia WesleyanWashington, PAW 13–6
October 20Penn StateWashington, PAW 7–0
October 27at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAW 35–0[2]
November 102:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh
L 10–1325,000[3]
November 17vs. West VirginiaFairmont, WVL 0–7[4]
November 24Notre DameWashington, PAL 0–3
November 29vs. Washington and Lee
W 12–0[5][6]
December 1vs. Camp Sherman
W 7–0[7]

References

  1. ^ "1917 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Wash-Jeffs Jar Geneva In Downpour". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1917. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Guy, Richard (November 11, 1917). "Red and Black is Subdued by Panther Before 25,000 Fans". The Gazette Times. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wash-Jeff beaten by West Virginia in Fairmont fray". The Pittsburgh Post. November 18, 1917. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "W. & L. Beaten In Gloomy Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "W. & L. Beaten In Gloomy Game (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Close Game Captured By Wash-Jeff". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 2, 1917. p. 34. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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