1896 Washington & Jefferson football team

American college football season

1896 Washington & Jefferson football

Conference	Independent
Record	8–0–1
Head coach	Clinton Woods (1st season)
Captain	Bill Inglis
Seasons← 1895 1897 →

1896 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Fordham		–		1	–	0	–	0
Lafayette		–		11	–	0	–	1
Princeton		–		10	–	0	–	1
Washington & Jefferson		–		8	–	0	–	1
Penn		–		14	–	1	–	0
Yale		–		13	–	1	–	0
Pittsburgh College		–		11	–	2	–	0
Buffalo		–		9	–	1	–	2
Villanova		–		10	–	4	–	0
Bucknell		–		5	–	2	–	1
Harvard		–		7	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		5	–	3	–	0
Storrs		–		5	–	3	–	0
Cornell		–		5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	3	–	2
Temple		–		3	–	2	–	0
Army		–		3	–	2	–	1
Rutgers		–		6	–	6	–	0
Carlisle		–		5	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		2	–	2	–	2
Brown		–		4	–	5	–	1
Wesleyan		–		4	–	5	–	1
Frankin & Marshall		–		3	–	4	–	2
Geneva		–		3	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		3	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		3	–	4	–	1
Amherst		–		3	–	6	–	1
Western Univ. Penn.		–		3	–	6	–	0
Lehigh		–		2	–	5	–	0
Tufts		–		2	–	6	–	1
Swarthmore		–		2	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire		–		1	–	4	–	0
Drexel		–		1	–	5	–	0
Massachusetts		–		0	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island		–		0	–	4	–	0

The 1896 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Clinton Woods, the team compiled a record of 8–0–1 and did not allow their opponents to score all season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26		Bethany (WV)	Washington, PA	W 36–0	1,000
October 3	4:05 p.m.	Pittsburgh Athletic Club	Washington, PA	T 0–0
October 10		at Geneva	Beaver Falls, PA	W 34–0
October 17		Thiel	Washington, PA	W 54–0
October 24		Otterbein	Washington, PA	W 16–0
October 31		at Pittsburgh Athletic Club	P. A. C. Park Pittsburgh, PA	W 21–0	3,000
November 7		Allegheny Athletic Club	Washington, PA	W 17–0
November 14		at Western Reserve	Cleveland, OH	W 8–0
November 26		at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club	Exposition Park Pittsburgh, PA	W 4–0	12,000

Notes

This was a team of students from Pittsburgh-area seminaries, not the professional Allegheny Athletic Association team that won both of its two games in 1896.

References

"W. And J. All Right". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 27, 1896. p. 20. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Neither Side Scored". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 4, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Skill Against Pluck". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"W. And J. Team In Good Form". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"W. And J.'s Team Work". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"East End's Cup Of Sorrow". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"P. A. C. Defeated". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "A Surprise for W. & J." The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
PFRA Research. "Last Hurrah in Allegheny: The 3A's Exit in a Blaze of Glory: 1896" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
"College Contests". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington Wins". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Washington Wins (continued)". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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