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1901 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–2
Head coach
CaptainAiken
Home stadiumWashington Fairgrounds
Seasons← 19001902 →
1901 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   12 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   11 – 1 – 1
Cornell   –   11 – 1 – 0
Dartmouth   –   10 – 1 – 0
Massachusetts   –   9 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   9 – 1 – 1
Syracuse   –   7 – 1 – 0
Holy Cross   –   7 – 1 – 1
Geneva   –   6 – 1 – 1
Army   –   5 – 1 – 2
Western U. of Penn   –   7 – 2 – 1
Lafayette   –   9 – 3 – 0
Swarthmore   –   8 – 2 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 2
Frankin & Marshall   –   7 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   10 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   4 – 2 – 0
Columbia   –   8 – 5 – 0
Fordham   –   2 – 1 – 1
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   3 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 0
NYU   –   4 – 3 – 1
Tufts   –   6 – 6 – 1
Vermont   –   5 – 5 – 1
Dickinson   –   3 – 4 – 0
Carlisle   –   5 – 7 – 1
Brown   –   4 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   2 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   1 – 8 – 0
Lehigh   –   1 – 11 – 0
New Hampshire   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   0 – 7 – 0

The 1901 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1911 college football season. Led by N. S. Knight in his first and only year as head coach, the team compiled a 6–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 39.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Indiana Normal (PA)W 20–0
October 12Marietta
  • Washington Fairgrounds
  • Washington, PA
W 17–5
October 19Western Reserve
  • Washington Fairgrounds
  • Washington, PA
W 16–0
October 26Case
  • Washington Fairgrounds
  • Washington, PA
W 28–0
November 2at Ohio MedicalColumbus, OHT 0–0
November 9vs. BucknellW 11–5
November 13at West VirginiaMorgantown, WVW 22–0
November 16at NavyL 11–17
November 23vs. Carlisle
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny City, PA
T 0–01,500
November 28at Homestead Library & A.C.
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny City, PA
L 0–124,200

References

  1. "Many Players On Gridiron". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 15, 1901. p. 21. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College 1802 - 1945. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George H. Buchanan and Company. 1945. p. 36. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Clark Family Library Digital Archives.
  3. "W. & J. Started with Victory". The Pittsburg Press. October 6, 1901. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Goal Scored by Ohio Men". The Pittsburg Press. October 13, 1901. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "W. & J. Played Real Football". The Pittsburg Press. October 20, 1901. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "W. & J. Win in Easy Fashion". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Washington & J., 0; Ohio Medics, 0". The Inter Ocean. November 3, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Wash.-Jeff. Won Great Victory". The Pittsburgh Gazette. November 10, 1901. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "West Virginia Kickers Shut Out by W. & J." The Pittsburg Post. November 14, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Navy Has To Work To Win: Washington Jefferson Gives Annapolis Eleven a Hard Run". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 17, 1901. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Wash.-Jeff. and Indians Fought to a Standstill: Neither Team Could Score". The Pittsburgh Gazette. November 24, 1901. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Homestead's Hard Game". The Pittsburg Post. November 29, 1901. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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