1896 Washington & Jefferson football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1896 Washington & Jefferson football Washington & Jefferson football team 1896.jpg 285 Independent 8–0–1 Clinton Wood 1st William D. Inglis The 1896 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Clinton Wood, the team compiled a record of 8–0–1 and did not allow their opponents to score all season. Schedule September 26 w 1896 Bethany Bison Bethany (WV) Washington, PA 36–0 1,000 W. And J. All Right https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85574523/the-pittsburgh-press/ The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 27, 1896 20 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com October 3 4:05 p.m. t Pittsburgh Athletic Club Washington, PA 0–0 Neither Side Scored https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85574945/pittsburgh-daily-post/ The Pittsburgh Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 4, 1896 6 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com October 10 w y Geneva Beaver Falls, PA 34–0 Skill Against Pluck https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85574763/pittsburgh-daily-post/ The Pittsburgh Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 10, 1896 6 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com October 17 w 1896 Thiel Tomcats Thiel Washington, PA 54–0 W. And J. Team In Good Form https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85575087/the-pittsburgh-press/ The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 18, 1896 6 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com October 24 w 1896 Otterbein Cardinals Otterbein Washington, PA 16–0 W. And J.'s Team Work https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85575214/the-pittsburgh-press/ The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 25, 1896 3 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com October 31 w y Pittsburgh Athletic Club P. A. C. Park Pittsburgh, PA 21–0 3,000 East End's Cup Of Sorrow https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85575379/pittsburgh-daily-post/ The Pittsburgh Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 1, 1896 6 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com P. A. C. Defeated https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85575518/the-pittsburgh-press/ The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 1, 1896 6 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com November 7 w Allegheny Athletic ClubThis was a team of students from Pittsburgh-area seminaries, not the professional Allegheny Athletic Association team that won both of its two games in 1896.PFRA Research Professional Football Researchers Association Last Hurrah in Allegheny: The 3A's Exit in a Blaze of Glory: 1896 https://www.profootballresearchers.org/articles/Last_Hurrah_In_Allegheny.pdf January 7, 2023 November 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231106054909/https://www.profootballresearchers.org/articles/Last_Hurrah_In_Allegheny.pdf dead Washington, PA 17–0 A Surprise for W. & J. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85575702/pittsburgh-daily-post/ The Pittsburgh Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 8, 1896 7 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com November 14 w y 1896 Western Reserve Western Reserve Cleveland, OH 8–0 College Contests https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85575841/the-pittsburgh-press/ The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 15, 1896 6 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com November 26 w y Duquesne Country and Athletic Club Exposition Park Pittsburgh, PA 4–0 12,000 Washington Wins https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85575932/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 27, 1896 1 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com Washington Wins (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85576007/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 27, 1896 6 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com Notes References Washington and Jefferson Category:Washington & Jefferson Presidents football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Washington and Jefferson football