1927 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team

1927 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1926
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1927 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tufts   –   8 – 0 – 0
Springfield   –   7 – 0 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. 6 Army   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 1
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Yale   –   7 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   7 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   6 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Columbia   –   5 – 2 – 2
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 3
CCNY   –   4 – 2 – 2
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 4 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Drexel   –   3 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   3 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 6 – 1
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
Providence   –   1 – 4 – 2
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 1
Lehigh   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1927 college football season. The team compiled a 7–0–2 record. Andrew Kerr was the head coach.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24WaynesburgWashington, PAW 14–0
October 1Western MarylandWashington, PAW 15–6[2][3]
October 8Bethany (WV)Washington, PAW 31–0
October 15at Carnegie TechPittsburgh, PAW 20–6
October 22at Lafayette
W 14–0
October 29ThielWashington, PAW 33–0[4]
November 5at Pittsburgh
T 0–050,000–52,000[5]
November 12at Bucknell
W 19–315,000[6]
November 24at West Virginia
T 6–615,000[7]

References

  1. ^ "1927 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Terrors Scare W. & J. Eleven: Presidents Extended To Limit To Defeat Western Maryland, 15 To 6". The Baltimore Sun. October 2, 1927. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Harlow's Eleven Is Defeated". The Pittsburgh Press. October 2, 1927 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Thiel Is Beaten by Kerr Men". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Hannum, Max E. (November 6, 1927). "Welch Loses Best Chance For Victory". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucknell Loses to Kerrmen". The Pittsburgh Press. November 13, 1927. pp. Sporting 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia ties Presidents in 6–6 deadlock". Wisconsin State Journal. November 25, 1927. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.