1890 Washington & Jefferson football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1890 Washington & Jefferson football Independent 2–1 R. LeBlanc Lynch 1st College Park none The 1890 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled a 2–1 record, though Washington claims a 3–0 record. In the team's final game against 1890 Wooster Presbyterians Wooster, Washington & Jefferson led, 4–0, in the second half. As Wooster drove close to the Washington & Jefferson goal line, several of the Washington & Jefferson players "left the game and started at race horse speed for the dressing room, despite the cries on every side that time was not up and they still had 10 minutes to play." Wooster's captain grabbed the ball, ran the remaining three yards, and claimed a touchdown. Wooster then converted the kick for goal to take a 6 to 4 lead. The Washington & Jefferson team then left the field with their ball, protesting the Wooster touchdown. The umpire, a Washington & Jefferson supporter, upheld the protest and awarded the game to his side. The referee, a Wooster supporter, rejected the protest and awarded the game to his side. Another account awarded the game to Wooster by default as a result of Washington & Jefferson leaving the grounds.Wooster University Wins a Foot Ball Game by Default The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 30, 1890 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51813133/wooster-university-wins-a-foot-ball/ Schedule November 1 w Western University of Pennsylvania College Park Washington, PA 32–0 The Pittsburgs Kicked Pittsburgh Press November 2, 1890 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42952970/the_pittsburgs_kicked/ Newspapers.com("Quite a kick was occasioned by the Washington and Jefferson eleven putting their trainer, Lynch, in the field. The University boys objected to this, and for a while it looked as if no game would be played. Eventually Lynch was withdrawn just as the Pittsburg boys were leaving the grounds.") November 8 w East End Gymnastic Club Washington, PA 10–0 Beat the East Enders https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86051350/pittsburgh-dispatch/ Pittsburgh Dispatch Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 9, 1890 6 September 26, 2021 Newspapers.com November 29 l y 1890 Wooster Presbyterians Wooster Recreation Park Allegheny, PA 4–6 500 Ended in a Dispute: The Two Teams in the End Agreed to Disagree; Washington and Jefferson Quits the Field and Allows Wooster to Score Six Points The Pittsburgh Press November 30, 1890 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51810607/ended-in-a-dispute-the-two-teams-in/ Newspapers.com Washington & Jefferson 2007 Football Media Guide Washington & Jefferson University 2007 http://www2.washjeff.edu/athletics/football/07guide1.pdf May 21, 2020 July 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720112750/http://www.washjeff.edu/athletics/football/07guide1.pdf dead(Washington & Jefferson media guide claims the Wooster game as a forfeit) References Washington and Jefferson Category:Washington & Jefferson Presidents football seasons Washington and Jefferson football