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1898 Washington & Jefferson football team

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1898 Washington & Jefferson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainBill Theurer
Home stadiumCollege Park
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard     11 0 0
Drexel     7 0 0
Princeton     11 0 1
Penn     12 1 0
Buffalo     8 1 0
Cornell     10 2 0
Swarthmore     9 2 0
Washington & Jefferson     9 2 0
Yale     9 2 0
Dickinson     8 2 0
Syracuse     8 2 1
Wesleyan     7 3 0
Western Penn.     5 2 1
Brown     6 4 0
Carlisle     6 4 0
Penn State     6 4 0
Pittsburgh College     6 4 1
Army     3 2 1
Vermont     3 2 1
Holy Cross     5 4 1
Bucknell     4 4 3
Fordham     1 1 2
Frankin & Marshall     4 4 2
New Hampshire     4 4 0
Amherst     4 5 1
Villanova     2 4 1
Lehigh     3 6 1
Boston College     2 5 1
Colgate     2 5 1
Temple     2 5 0
Lafayette     3 8 0
NYU     1 3 0
Rutgers     1 6 1
Tufts     1 9 0
Geneva     0 6 1

The 1898 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. Led by William D. Inglis in his first and only year as head coach, the team compiled a record of 9–2.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Marietta
W 24–02,500[1]
October 1Westminster (PA)
W 34–0500[2]
October 5vs. LafayetteW 16–02,500[3]
October 8at Jefferson Athletic AssociationCanonsburg, PAW 29–0400[4][5]
October 153:20 p.m.Ohio MedicalWashington, PAW forfeit500–600[6][7]
October 19Jefferson Athletic AssociationWashington, PAW 46–0[8]
October 30at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
W 11–02,500[9][10]
November 9Allegheny
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
W 68–0[11]
November 123:45 p.m.at Western Reserve
W 8–61,200[12]
November 19Penn StateWashington, PAL 6–111,200[13]
November 24at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
  • Exposition Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 0–11[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Opened With A Rush". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 25, 1898. p. 15. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "W. & J.'s Walkover". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 2, 1898. p. 16. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Lafayette No Match For Frisky W. & J." The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 6, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "W. & J. Keeps On Winning". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "W. & J.'s At Canonsburg". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Ohio Meds Forfeit To W. & J." The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Forfeited to W. & J.'s". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Sports And Sporting Items". Altoona Mirror. Altoona, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "P. A. C.'s Plucky Team Lost A Pretty Game". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Defeated With Honor". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1898. p. 30. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Allegheny College Defeated". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1898. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Scored Against W. & J." The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "A Defeat For W. & J." The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1898. p. 15. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "W. & J. Whitewashed". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 25, 1898. p. 13. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.