1891 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team

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1891 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football
ConferenceIndependent
1891 record4–2
Home stadium Old Fairgrounds
Seasons
  1890
1892  
1891 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale     1300
Harvard     1310
Princeton     1210
Tufts     710
Penn     1120
Colgate     410
Army     411
Navy     520
Cornell     730
Rutgers     860
Delaware     531
Geneva     420
Washington & Jefferson     420
Dartmouth     221
Brown     460
Syracuse     470
Franklin & Marshall     240
Massachusetts     250
Western Univ. Penn.     260
Columbia     150
Wesleyan     160

The 1891 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represented the Washington & Jefferson College during the 1891 college football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
Western University of Pennsylvania W 40–0
Geneva
  • Old Fairgrounds
  • Washington, PA
W 26–0
East End Gymnastics Club
  • Old Fairgrounds
  • Washington, PA
L 0–14
Allegheny Athletic Association
  • Old Fairgrounds
  • Washington, PA
L 4–8
Western University of Pennsylvania Medical
  • Old Fairgrounds
  • Washington, PA
W 50–0
November 28 West Virginia
W 72–0250

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