1927 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1927 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football Independent 7–0–2 Andrew Kerr 2nd 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. In their second season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the Presidents compiled a 7–0–2 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 152 to 21. They defeated regional powers 1924 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland (15–6), 1927 Carnegie Tech Tartans Carnegie Tech (20–6), Lafayette (14–0), and Bucknell (19–3), and tied with Pittsburgh (0–0) and West Virginia (6–6).https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-jefferson/1927-schedule.html 1927 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results Sports Reference September 18, 2021 Washington & Jefferson's notable players included: Tackle Jap Douds received first-team All-America honors from Charles Parker of the New York Evening Telegram. He also received second-team All-America honors from the International News Service (INS). Fullback Bill Amos received second-team All-America honors from the Hearst newspaper syndicate and third-team honors from the Associated Press (AP). Amos also received first-team honors from the AP and United Press (UP) on the 1927 All-Eastern football team.All-Eastern Team Is Selected by Critics, Writers The Daily Record November 28, 1927 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106045782/all-eastern-team-is-selected-by/ Newspapers.comBruce Caldwell Fails to Get Place on All-Eastern Teams Buffalo Evening News November 22, 1927 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106092266/bruce-caldwell-fails-to-get-place-on/ Newspapers.com Amos was also the team captain. Schedule y y September 24 1924 Waynesburg Yellow Jackets Waynesburg Washington, PA W 14-0 October 1 1924 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland Washington, PA W 15-6 Terrors Scare W. & J. Eleven: Presidents Extended To Limit To Defeat Western Maryland, 15 To 6 The Baltimore Sun October 2, 1927 II-3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121734463/terrors-scare-w-j-eleven/ Newspapers.comHarlow's Eleven Is Defeated The Pittsburgh Press October 2, 1927 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85576397/harlows-eleven-is-defeated/ Newspapers.com October 8 1927 Bethany Bison Bethany (WV) Washington, PA W 31-0 Wash-Jeff Eleven Downs Bisons, 31-0 The Daily Republican (Monongahela, PA) October 10, 1927 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-wash-jeff-eleven-downs/166573813/ Newspapers.com October 15 at 1927 Carnegie Tech Tartans Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, PA W 20-6 20,000 Bill Amos Stands Out In Wash.-Jeff. Victory Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph October 16, 1927 1, 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-bill-amos-stand/166573114/ Newspapers.com October 22 at Lafayette Fisher Field Easton, PA W 14-0 18,000 Presidents Hand Lafayette Their First Defeat on Home Field in Nine Seasons; Bill Amos Stars for Victors Allentown Morning Call October 23, 1927 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-presidents-hand-lafayet/166573415/ Newspapers.com October 29 1927 Thiel Tomcats Thiel Washington, PA W 33-0 Thiel Is Beaten by Kerr Men The Pittsburgh Press October 30, 1927 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85576568/thiel-is-beaten-by-kerr-men/ Newspapers.com November 5 at Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA T 0-0 50,000–52,000 Hannum Max E. Welch Loses Best Chance For Victory The Pittsburgh Press November 6, 1927 Sporting 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80670427/welch-loses-best-chance-for-victory/ Newspapers.com November 12 at Bucknell Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA W 19-3 15,000 Bucknell Loses to Kerrmen The Pittsburgh Press November 13, 1927 Sporting 1, 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97836757/bucknell-loses-to-kerrmen/ Newspapers.com November 24 at West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV T 6-6 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-wes-virginia-tie/151761483/ Wisconsin State Journal West Virginia ties Presidents in 6–6 deadlock November 25, 1927 July 21, 2024 Newspapers.com References Washington and Jefferson Category:Washington & Jefferson Presidents football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Washington and Jefferson Presidents football