1913 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard     9 0 0
Carlisle     10 1 1
Washington & Jefferson     10 0 1
Army     8 1 0
Dartmouth     7 1 0
Tufts     7 1 0
Colgate     6 1 1
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Pittsburgh     6 2 1
Princeton     5 2 1
Yale     5 2 3
Rutgers     6 3 0
Penn     6 3 1
Villanova     4 2 1
Lehigh     5 3 0
Bucknell     6 4 0
Cornell     5 4 1
Boston College     4 3 1
Syracuse     6 4 0
Fordham     3 3 2
Geneva     4 4 0
Lafayette     4 5 1
Brown     4 5 0
Duquesne     3 5 1
Carnegie Tech     2 4 1
Holy Cross     3 6 0
New Hampshire     2 4 0
Temple     1 3 2
Penn State     2 6 0
Rhode Island State     2 6 0
Vermont     1 5 0
NYU     0 8 0

The 1913 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1913 college football season. In their second year under head Bob Folwell, Washington & Jefferson compiled a 10–0–1 record, shut out nine of eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 359 to 13. The Red and Black defeated major Eastern powers Penn State (17–0), Pittsburgh (18–6), and West Virginia Wesleyan (34–0), and played Yale to a scoreless tie. In the most one-sided contest of the year, they defeated Grove City by a score of 100–0.[1] Their point total was more than 50 points higher than any other team -- Navy placed second with 304 points.[2] In a retroactive ranking of 1913 college football teams by TipTop25, Washington & Jefferson was ranked No. 8.[3]

Halfback Johnny Spiegel was the leading scorer in the country, tallying 127 points and 21 touchdowns. Coach Folwell called Spiegel "the marvel of the football world."[2] At the end of the season, he was selected by Walter Camp as a second-team player on his 1913 All-America team.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Mount UnionWashington, PAW 35–02,000[5]
October 4Dickinson
  • College Field
  • Washington, PA
W 26–0[6]
October 11Westminster (PA)Washington, PAW 27–7[7]
October 18Penn StateWashington, PAW 17–07,000[8]
October 25at YaleT 0–0
November 1Grove CityWashington, PAW 100–0[9]
November 8at West VirginiaMorgantown, WVW 34–02,000[10]
November 152:30 p.m.at PittsburghW 18–625,000[11]
November 22vs. West Virginia WesleyanClarksburg, WVW 35–0[12]
November 27BucknellWashington, PAW 52–0
November 29at Staats Athletic ClubWheeling, WVW 15–0[13]

References

  1. ^ "1913 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Spiegel Premier at Point Scoring: Made Twenty-One Touchdowns for Washington and Jefferson During Season. Folwell Calls Him Marvel of the Year". The Pittsburgh Press. December 1, 1913. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1913 College Football Top 25". TipTop25.com. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  4. ^ "Camp Selects All-Stars: Spiegel Gets Position on Second Team". The Pittsburgh Press. December 14, 1913. p. 1 (sporting news) – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wash-Jeff Defeats Mt. union In Opener". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 28, 1913. p. 29. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Pitt and State Men Attend W. & J. Game". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 5, 1913. p. 29. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Westminster Score On Folwell's Eleven". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 12, 1913. p. 19. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "W. and J. Wins Decisively Over Penn State Eleven". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1913. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "W. & J. Roll Up Century Mark At Grove City's Expense". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 2, 1913. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Wash-Jeff Beats W. Va". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 9, 1913. p. 34. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Ralph S. Davis (November 16, 1913). "Title Won by Wash-Jeff in Warm Battle". The Pittsburg Press. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wash-Jeff Rolls Up Large Score Against West Virginia Wesleyan". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 23, 1913. p. 37. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Staats Holds W. & J. To 15-to-0 Score". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 30, 1913. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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