1897 Washington & Jefferson football team

The 1897 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by Clinton Woods in his second and final year as head coach, the team compiled a record of 10–1, shutting out their opponents in all ten victories.[1][2] Quarterback John H. Flowers was the team captain.[3]

1897 Washington & Jefferson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn H. Flowers
Home stadiumCollege Park
1897 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn   –  15 –0 –0
Princeton   –  10 –1 –0
Washington & Jefferson   –  10 –1 –0
Yale   –  9 –0 –2
Buffalo   –  9 –1 –0
Harvard   –  10 –1 –1
Army   –  6 –1 –1
Vermont   –  3 –0 –2
Lafayette   –  9 –2 –1
Drexel   –  6 –2 –1
Colgate   –  5 –2 –1
Dickinson   –  7 –3 –2
Swarthmore   –  7 –3 –2
Fordham   –  2 –1 –1
Cornell   –  5 –3 –1
Syracuse   –  5 –3 –1
Brown   –  7 –4 –0
Carlisle   –  6 –4 –0
Boston College   –  4 –3 –0
Holy Cross   –  4 –3 –1
Bucknell   –  3 –3 –1
NYU   –  3 –3 –0
Temple   –  3 –3 –0
Trinity (CT)   –  4 –4 –1
Wesleyan   –  6 –6 –0
Tufts   –  6 –7 –0
Geneva   –  3 –4 –1
Pittsburgh College   –  3 –5 –2
Villanova   –  3 –5 –1
Penn State   –  3 –6 –0
Amherst   –  2 –6 –2
Frankin & Marshall   –  2 –6 –2
Lehigh   –  3 –7 –0
New Hampshire   –  2 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  2 –6 –0
Western Univ. Penn.   –  1 –3 –0

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Bethany (WV)Washington, PAW 56–0[4]
September 293:47 p.m.at Penn
L 4–181,000[5][6]
October 2Geneva
W 12–0850[7][8]
October 9Westminster (PA)
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
W 16–0750[9]
October 16Pittsburgh College
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
W 24–0400[10][11]
October 23West Virginia
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
W 12–01,200[12][13]
October 30at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
W 18–04,000–5,500[14][15]
November 6Pittsburgh College
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
W 36–0[16][17]
November 13Western Reserve
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
W 6–0600[18]
November 18WaynesburgWashington, PAW 22–0[19]
November 25at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
W 14–012,000–20,000[20][21][22][23]

References
  1. "Football At W. & J." The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 20, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Football Kickers Go Into Retirement". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. "Football". Pandora '99 (yearbook). Vol. XIV. Washington, PA: Junior Class of Washington and Jefferson College. 1898. p. 176.
  4. "Bethany Did Not Score". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 26, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Our Quaker Kickers Encounter A Tartar". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. "Penn Caught A Lively Tartar". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. "Football In The Colleges". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 3, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. "A Fierce Fight". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 3, 1897. p. 13. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. "On Good Behavior". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1897. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. "Great Work Against W. & J." The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. "Lacked The Weight". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1897. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. "W. & J. Players Are Jubilant". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 24, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  13. "After The Championship". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 24, 1897. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  14. "P. A. C.'s Record No Longer Clean". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 31, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  15. "Red and Black Won". The Pittsburg Press. October 31, 1897. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "W. & J. Increase Their Score". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 7, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  17. "Easy For Wash.-Jeff". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 7, 1897. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  18. "Had To Work To Win". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1897. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  19. "Shouted After The First Half". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 19, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  20. "Pittsburg Supplied Plenty Of People". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 26, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  21. "Pittsburg Supplied Plenty Of People (continued)". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 26, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  22. "Wash.-Jeff. Wins". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 26, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  23. "Wash.-Jeff. Wins (continued)". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 26, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .


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