1898 Washington & Jefferson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainTheurer
Home stadiumCollege Park
1898 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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

  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.


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