1919 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team

1919 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football
Conference	Independent
1919 record	6–2
Head coach	David C. Morrow (5th season)
Seasons ←  1918 1920  →

1919 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					9	–	0	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	1	–	0
Swarthmore			–					7	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	1	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	1	–	1
New Hampshire			–					7	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	2	–	0
Wash. & Jeff.			–					6	–	2	–	0
Williams			–					6	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	2	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	2	–	1
Lehigh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	2	–	1
Geneva			–					4	–	2	–	2
Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	1
Bucknell			–					5	–	4	–	1
NYU			–					4	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	4	–	3
Cornell			–					3	–	5	–	0
Vermont			–					3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	4	–	2
Tufts			–					2	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island State			–					0	–	8	–	1
Drexel			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1919 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1919 college football season. David C. Morrow returned for his fifth season a head coach, having helmed the team from 1908 to 1911. Washington & Jefferson compiled a record of 6–2 and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 14. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4		The Kiski School	Washington, PA	W 23–0		[2]
October 11		Carnegie Tech	Washington, PA	W 20–0		[3]
October 18		Westminster (PA)	Washington, PA	W 16–0		[4]
October 25		at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 13–0	8,500	[5]
November 8	2:30 p.m	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 6–7	30,150	[6]
November 15		vs. Bethany (WV)	Wheeling, WV	W 14–0		[7]
November 22		West Virginia Wesleyan	Washington, PA	W 33–0		[8]
November 27		at West Virginia	WVU Athletic Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–7		[9]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "1919 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
2. "Kiski Gives W. & J. Stiff Opposition". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 5, 1919. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "W. & J. Wins From Carnegie, 20 to 0". New York Herald. October 12, 1919. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Westminster Makes Good Showing Against W. & J." New Castle Herald. October 20, 1919. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wash-Jeff Defeats Syracuse By Two Touchdowns". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 26, 1919. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Davis, Ralph S. (November 9, 1919). "Single Point Decides Game". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wash-Jeff Takes Stubborn Battle From Bethany, 14-0". Pittsburgh Daily Post. November 16, 1919 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wash-Jeff Beats W. Va. Wesleyan by Score of 33 to 0". Pittsburgh Daily Post. November 23, 1919 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Mountaineers' Aerial Attack Defeated the Wash.-Jeff. Players". Wheeling Intelligencer. November 28, 1919. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.