1891 Washington & Jefferson football team

The 1891 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1891 college football season. Led by R. LeBlanc Lynch in his second and final year as head coach, the team compiled a record of 4–2.

1891 Washington & Jefferson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
  • R. LeBlanc Lynch (2nd season)
Home stadiumOld Fairgrounds
1891 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale    13 0 0
Harvard    13 1 0
Princeton    12 1 0
Tufts    7 1 0
Penn    11 2 0
Colgate    4 1 0
Army    4 1 1
Navy    5 2 0
Cornell    7 3 0
Geneva    4 2 0
Washington & Jefferson    4 2 0
Lehigh    7 4 0
Delaware    5 3 1
Rutgers    8 6 0
Brown    4 6 0
Springfield YMCA    5 8 1
Fordham    1 2 1
Syracuse    4 7 0
Massachusetts    2 5 0
Western Univ. Penn.    2 6 0
Lafayette    2 9 1
Columbia    1 5 0
Wesleyan    1 6 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10Western University of PennsylvaniaW 40–6[1]
October 24Geneva
  • Old Fairgrounds
  • Washington, PA
W 26–8[2][3]
October 31at East End Gymnastic Club
L 0–14500[4]
November 14at Allegheny Athletic AssociationL 4–8600[5][6]
November 21Western University of Pennsylvania Medical
  • Old Fairgrounds
  • Washington, PA
W 50–0[7]
November 28at West VirginiaW 72–0250

References

  1. "The Varsity Preps Used Up". Pittsburgh Press. October 11, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  2. "An Unbroken Record". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved September 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "One for the Washingtons". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "It Was Too Rough". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Won A Good Victory". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. PFRA Research. "Up the P.A.C.: The 3A's are Challenged: 1891" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  7. "The Med Badly Beaten". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.


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