1926 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Lafayette   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 10 Brown   –   9 – 0 – 1
NYU   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   7 – 1 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 1 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 0 – 2
No. 10 Penn   –   7 – 1 – 1
Cornell   –   6 – 1 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
Springfield   –   6 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 2
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 2 – 2
CCNY   –   5 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 4 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   3 – 4 – 1
Harvard   –   3 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   3 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   3 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   2 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   0 – 8 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their first season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the Presidents compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 143 to 46. Their sole loss was by a 16-10 score against 1926 national champion Lafayette -- the narrowest margin of any team against Lafayette in its national championship season.[1] In the penultimate game of the season, the Presidents played Pittsburgh to a scoreless tie before a crowd of 50,000 at Pitt Stadium.[2] In a later ranking of 1926 college football teams by TipTop25, Washington & Jefferson was ranked No. 11.[3]

Fullback Bill Amos was selected as a second-team All-American by the All-America Board, International News Service (INS), Billy Evans, and Walter Eckersall. He was also selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team player on the 1926 All-Eastern football team.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25WaynesburgWashington, PAW 13–0[5]
October 2BucknellWashington, PAW 17–2[6]
October 9Rutgers
  • College Field
  • Washington, PA
W 19–66,000[7]
October 16at Carnegie TechPittsburgh, PAW 17–6[8]
October 23at Fordham
W 28–138,000[9]
October 30vs. Lafayette
L 10–1620,000[10]
November 6Bethany (WV)Washington, PAW 26–0[11]
November 13at Pittsburgh
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 0–050,000[2]
November 25at West Virginia
W 13–3[12]

References

  1. ^ "1926 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hannum, Max E. (November 14, 1926). "Sutherland's "Under-Dogs" Fight Gamely". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1926 College Football Top 25". TipTop25.com. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "Penn and Brown Gain Two Places on Associated Press All-Eastern Team". Wilmington Morning News. December 2, 1926. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "W. & J. Opens Season with 13 to 0 Victory Over Jackets". The Pittsburgh Press. September 26, 1926. p. 4 (section 3) – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wash-Jeff Easily Defeats Bucknell in Fine Game, 17 to 2". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. October 3, 1926. p. III-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rutgers Beaten By W. & J. In Rough Battle". The Canonsburg Daily Notes. October 11, 1926. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Carnegie Tech. Bows to the Presidents: Captain Amos Largely Responsible for W. & J.'s Big Victory". The Morning Call. October 17, 1926. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Walter Ryan (October 24, 1926). "W. & J. Machine Irons Out Big Fordham, 28-13". New York Daily News. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Leopards in Last Minute of Play Overcome Foes From Western Tip of State". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 31, 1926. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bethany College Soft for W. and J., 26-0". The Morning Call. November 7, 1926. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "West Virginia is trampled by Wash-Jeff, 13–3". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. November 26, 1926. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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