1900 Washington & Jefferson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
  • J.R Beardsley (1st season)
CaptainA. L. Phillips
Home stadiumCollege Park
1900 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale    12 0 0
Penn    12 1 0
Harvard    10 1 0
Cornell    10 2 0
Geneva    5 1 1
Lafayette    9 2 0
Syracuse    7 2 1
Princeton    8 3 0
Drexel    5 2 0
Fordham    3 1 1
Army    7 3 1
Brown    7 3 1
Columbia    7 3 1
Villanova    5 2 2
Washington & Jefferson    6 3 1
Swarthmore    6 3 2
Holy Cross    5 3 1
Carlisle    6 4 1
Buffalo    3 2 2
Dickinson    5 4 0
Western Univ. of Penn    5 4 0
Bucknell    4 4 1
Pittsburgh College    3 3 1
Rutgers    4 4 0
Vermont    4 4 1
Lehigh    5 6 0
Frankin & Marshall    4 5 0
Temple    3 4 1
Penn State    4 6 1
Amherst    4 7 1
Dartmouth    2 4 2
NYU    3 6 1
Tufts    3 6 1
Wesleyan    3 6 1
New Hampshire    1 5 1
Colgate    2 8 0
CCNY    0 1 0

The 1900 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1900 college football season. Led by J.R Beardsley in his first and only year as head coach, the team compiled a record of 6–3–1. Beardsley was a graduate of Princeton University and played on the 1899 Princeton Tigers football team.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22WaynesburgW 11–01,000[3]
September 29Bethany (WV)
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
W 10–0[4]
October 6Westminster (PA)
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
W 16–0[5]
October 13at Cornell
L 5–16[6]
October 20Western Reserve
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
W 5–0[7]
November 32:45 p.m.at NavyL 0–18[8]
November 102:30 p.m.OhioWashington, PAW 49–0[9][10][11]
November 17West Virginia
  • College Park
  • Washington, PA
W 0–36[12]
November 24vs. CarlisleT 5–5[13]
December 1at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
  • Exposition Park
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 2–103,000–4,000[14][15]

References

  1. "W. & J.'s Football Coach". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. July 19, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College 1802 - 1945. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George H. Buchanan and Company. 1945. p. 36. Retrieved September 27, 2021 via Clark Family Library Digital Archives.
  3. "W. & J. Defeats Waynesburg". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1900. p. 14. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Bethany Gave W. & J. A Shock". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1900. p. 14. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "W. & J. Played In Improved Form". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1900. p. 14. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Cornell Given Stubborn Battle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1900. p. 13. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Gessler The Hero". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1900. p. 14. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "W. & J. Had One Chance". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1900. p. 14. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Untitled". The Daily Notes. Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1900. Retrieved April 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Time Short, Score Big". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 11, 1900. p. 14. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "Lost All Memory From Blow On Head". The Baltimore Sun. November 13, 1900. Retrieved April 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Practice For W. & J." The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1900. p. 15. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "Wash-Jeff Played Carlisle Indians to a Standstill". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 25, 1900. p. 14. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. "W. & J. No Match For Duquesne Stars". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 2, 1900. p. 14. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. "Final Football Game". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. December 3, 1900. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.


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