Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee. It was founded in 1842. The campus's current historic buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.
John William Heisman was a player and coach of American football, baseball, and basketball, as well as a sportswriter and actor. He served as the head football coach at Oberlin College, Buchtel College, Auburn University, Clemson University, Georgia Tech, the University of Pennsylvania, Washington & Jefferson College, and Rice University, compiling a career college football record of 186–70–18.
Wilbur Francis "Pete" Henry was an American football player, coach, and athletic administrator. He was a charter inductee into both the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.
Sol S. Metzger was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, college athletics administrator, and sports journalist. He served as the head football coach at Baylor University (1904), the University of Pennsylvania (1908), Oregon State University (1909), West Virginia University (1914–1915), Washington & Jefferson College (1916–1917), Union College (1919), the University of South Carolina (1920–1924). Metzger was also the head basketball coach at South Carolina for one season in 1920–21, tallying a mark of 7–11. In addition, Metzger wrote a nationally syndicated sports column.
Andrew Kerr IV was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Stanford University (1922–1923), Washington & Jefferson College (1926–1928), Colgate University (1929–1946), and Lebanon Valley College (1947–1949), compiling a career college football record of 137–71–14. His 1932 Colgate team went a perfect 9–0, was not scored upon, and was named a national champion by Parke H. Davis. Kerr was also the head basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh for one season (1921–1922) and at Stanford for four seasons (1922–1926), tallying a career college basketball mark of 54–26. In addition, he coached track and field at Pittsburgh from 1913 to 1921. Kerr was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. Colgate's home football stadium, Andy Kerr Stadium, was dedicated in his honor in 1966.
Malcolm David "Red" Fleming was an American college football player and coach. Fleming attended Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, where he played football as a halfback from 1912 to 1914 for head coach Bob Folwell. Fleming was the 15th head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia, serving the 1919 season and compiling a record of 6–2.
Charles Fremont "Pruner" West was an American track athlete, college football player and coach, and physician. He played football and ran track at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania. He was the first African American to play quarterback in a Rose Bowl. West served as the head football coach at Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1928 and again from 1934 to 1935, compiling a record of 12–7–2.
John Luckhardt is a former American football player and coach. He was he head football coach at California University of Pennsylvania in California, Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2011. Luckhardt coached at Washington & Jefferson College from 1982 to 1998, where he compiled a record of 137–37–2 and posted a school record for wins. He was elected to the Washington & Jefferson College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.
David Campsey Morrow was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Washington and Jefferson College and at Bethany College in West Virginia (1929), compiling a career college football record of 49–27–5. He attended Bethany College and graduated from Washington & Jefferson. He was one of the most widely known coaches in the eastern United States. The New York Times called him "one of the best football coaches in the United States." He was known for his skill in developing the line. He spent a total of 20 years at Washington & Jefferson.
George Wheeler Roark was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football, basketball, and track. He served as the head football coach at Westminster College of New Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 1936 and at Washington & Jefferson College from 1937 to 1940, compiling a career college football record of 18–18–3. Roark also coached basketball and track at Westminster.
Charles Heberling was an American football official in the National Football League and Western Pennsylvania sports administrator. He was the referee for both the Hail Mary Game and The Drive. He was an alternate for the officiating crew for Super Bowl XXI. Heberling wore the number 46 for the major part of his NFL career.
Marvin Orestus Bridges was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and football coach. He served in the Spanish-American War, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
The 1904 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.
William Bryson "Budget" Seaman was an American football and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Waynesburg College by—now known as Waynesburg University–in 1897, Washington & Jefferson College from 1900 to 1904, and Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University—from 1906 to 1909. His Western Reserve team won two Ohio Athletic Conference titles, in 1907 and 1908, during his four-year tenure.
The 1892 Western University of Pennsylvania football team was an American football team that represented the Western University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1892 college football season.
The 1918 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1918 college football season. Led by Ralph Hutchinson in his first and only year as head coach, Washington & Jefferson compiled a record of 2–2.
The 1905 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team represented Washington & Jefferson College during the 1905 college football season. The team compiled a 10–3 record. Frank Piekarski was the team's coach.
The 1917 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Led by Sol Metzger in his second and final year as head coach, Washington & Jefferson compiled a record of 7–3.
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.
Leroy P. "Hank" Day was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania from 1932 to 1936, compiling a record of 20–22–2. Day attended Washington & Jefferson and played college football in 1914 for head coach Bob Folwell. After graduating in 1915, he was the head football coach at Washington High School from 1916 to 1931. Day left Washington & Jefferson in 1937 and spent ten years as the head football coach at Farrell High School in Farrell, Pennsylvania. He returned to Washington High School as head football coach in 1947. After three more seasons at Washington High School, Day's contact was not renewed in the spring of 1950. He tallied records of 101–15–9 during his first stint at Washington High School, 49–28–7 at Farrell, and 3–23 in his final run at Washington. He was later a grade school principal.
