1917 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team

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]

1917 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

Schedule

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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[4]
November 24Notre DameWashington, PAL 0–3
November 29vs. Washington and Lee
W 12–0[5][6]
December 1vs. Camp ShermanW 7–0[7]

References

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  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  .
  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. ^ "Wash-Jeff beaten by West Virginia in Fairmont fray". The Pittsburgh Post. November 18, 1917. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "W. & L. Beaten In Gloomy Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "W. & L. Beaten In Gloomy Game (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Close Game Captured By Wash-Jeff". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 2, 1917. p. 34. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .