1917 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
1917 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pittsburgh    10 0 0
Williams    7 0 1
Yale    3 0 0
Princeton    2 0 0
Syracuse    8 1 1
Army    7 1 0
Rutgers    7 1 1
Penn    9 2 0
Brown    8 2 0
Fordham    7 2 0
Lehigh    7 2 0
Boston College    6 2 0
Swarthmore    6 2 0
Washington & Jefferson    7 3 0
Colgate    4 2 0
Harvard    3 1 3
New Hampshire    3 2 2
Dartmouth    5 3 0
Geneva    5 3 1
Penn State    5 4 0
Buffalo    4 4 0
NYU    2 2 3
Tufts    3 3 0
Carnegie Tech    2 3 1
Bucknell    3 5 1
Lafayette    3 5 0
Holy Cross    3 4 0
Rhode Island State    2 4 2
Carlisle    3 6 0
Columbia    2 4 0
Delaware    2 5 0
Cornell    3 6 0
Franklin & Marshall    2 6 0
Villanova    0 3 2
Temple    0 6 1

The 1917 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Led by Sol Metzger in his second and final year as head coach, Washington & Jefferson compiled a record of 7–3.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29The Kiski SchoolWashington, PAW 17–7
October 6Westminster (PA)Washington, PAW 36–0
October 13West Virginia WesleyanWashington, PAW 13–6
October 20Penn StateWashington, PAW 7–0
October 27at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAW 35–0[2]
November 102:30 p.m.at PittsburghL 10–1325,000[3]
November 17vs. West VirginiaFairmont, WVL 0–7
November 24Notre DameWashington, PAL 0–3
November 29vs. Washington and Lee
W 12–0[4][5]
December 1vs. Camp ShermanW 7–0[6]

References

  1. "1917 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  2. "Wash-Jeffs Jar Geneva In Downpour". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1917. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. Guy, Richard (November 11, 1917). "Red and Black is Subdued by Panther Before 25,000 Fans". The Gazette Times. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "W. & L. Beaten In Gloomy Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "W. & L. Beaten In Gloomy Game (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Close Game Captured By Wash-Jeff". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 2, 1917. p. 34. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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