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1896 Washington & Jefferson football team

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1896 Washington & Jefferson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–1
Head coach
CaptainBill Inglis
Seasons
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1896 Eastern college football independents records
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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Bethany (WV)Washington, PAW 36–01,000[1]
October 34:05 p.m.Pittsburgh Athletic ClubWashington, PAT 0–0[2]
October 10at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAW 34–0[3]
October 17ThielWashington, PAW 54–0[4]
October 24OtterbeinWashington, PAW 16–0[5]
October 31at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
W 21–03,000[6][7]
November 7Allegheny Athletic Club[a]Washington, PAW 17–0[8]
November 14at Western ReserveCleveland, OHW 8–0[10]
November 26at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
W 4–012,000[11][12]

Notes

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  1. ^ This was a team of students from Pittsburgh-area seminaries,[8] not the professional Allegheny Athletic Association team that won both of its two games in 1896.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "W. And J. All Right". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 27, 1896. p. 20. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Neither Side Scored". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 4, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Skill Against Pluck". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "W. And J. Team In Good Form". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "W. And J.'s Team Work". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "East End's Cup Of Sorrow". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "P. A. C. Defeated". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ a b "A Surprise for W. & J." The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 8, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "College Contests". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Washington Wins". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Washington Wins (continued)". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 27, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.