1927 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team

The 1927 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1927 college football season. The team compiled a 7–0–2 record. Andrew Kerr was the head coach.[1]

1927 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tufts     8 0 0
Springfield     7 0 2
Washington & Jefferson     7 0 2
No. 6 Army     9 1 0
No. 2 Pittsburgh     8 1 1
Temple     7 1 0
No. 5 Yale     7 1 0
NYU     7 1 2
Princeton     6 1 0
Villanova     6 1 0
Penn State     6 2 1
Columbia     5 2 2
Bucknell     6 3 1
Colgate     4 2 3
CCNY     4 2 2
Lafayette     5 3 1
Penn     6 4 0
Syracuse     5 3 2
Carnegie Tech     5 4 1
Boston College     4 4 0
Harvard     4 4 0
Rutgers     4 4 0
Cornell     3 3 2
Boston University     3 4 1
Drexel     3 5 1
Fordham     3 5 0
Brown     3 6 1
Vermont     2 6 0
Providence     1 4 2
Franklin & Marshall     1 7 1
Lehigh     1 7 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24WaynesburgWashington, PAW 14–0
October 1Western MarylandWashington, PAW 15–6[2][3]
October 8Bethany (WV)Washington, PAW 31–0
October 15at Carnegie TechPittsburgh, PAW 20–6
October 22at LafayetteW 14–0
October 29ThielWashington, PAW 33–0[4]
November 5at PittsburghT 0–050,000–52,000[5]
November 12at BucknellW 19–315,000[6]
November 24at West VirginiaT 6–615,000[7]

References

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  1. ^ "1927 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Terrors Scare W. & J. Eleven: Presidents Extended To Limit To Defeat Western Maryland, 15 To 6". The Baltimore Sun. October 2, 1927. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Harlow's Eleven Is Defeated". The Pittsburgh Press. October 2, 1927 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Thiel Is Beaten by Kerr Men". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Hannum, Max E. (November 6, 1927). "Welch Loses Best Chance For Victory". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucknell Loses to Kerrmen". The Pittsburgh Press. November 13, 1927. pp. Sporting 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia ties Presidents in 6–6 deadlock". Wisconsin State Journal. November 25, 1927. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.