1901 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–2
Head coach
  • N. S. Knight (1st season)
CaptainAiken
Home stadiumWashington Fairgrounds
1901 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Indiana Normal (PA)
W 20–0[3]
October 12Marietta
  • Washington Fairgrounds
  • Washington, PA
W 17–5[4]
October 19Western Reserve
  • Washington Fairgrounds
  • Washington, PA
W 16–0[5]
October 26Case
  • Washington Fairgrounds
  • Washington, PA
W 28–0[6]
November 2at Ohio MedicalColumbus, OHT 0–0[7]
November 9vs. Bucknell
W 11–5[8]
November 13at West VirginiaMorgantown, WVW 22–0[9]
November 16at Navy
L 11–17[10]
November 23vs. Carlisle
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny City, PA
T 0–01,500[11]
November 28at Homestead Library & A.C.
  • Exposition Park
  • Allegheny City, PA
L 0–124,200[12]

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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