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1894 Washington & Jefferson football team

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1894 Washington & Jefferson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
CaptainJ. P. Linn
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     16 0 0
Penn     12 0 0
Villanova     1 0 0
Penn State     6 0 1
Harvard     11 2 0
Geneva     5 1 0
Princeton     8 2 0
Temple     4 1 0
Holy Ghost College     7 2 1
Washington & Jefferson     5 2 1
Brown     10 5 0
Bucknell     5 3 0
Colgate     2 1 1
Army     3 2 0
Frankin & Marshall     6 4 0
Cornell     6 4 1
Amherst     7 5 0
Trinity (CT)     4 3 0
Syracuse     6 5 0
Tufts     6 5 0
Massachusetts     3 3 0
Swarthmore     5 5 0
Western Univ. Penn     1 1 0
Lafayette     5 6 0
New Hampshire     2 3 0
Rutgers     4 6 0
Lehigh     5 9 0
Williams     1 3 0
Drexel     1 3 0
MIT     1 4 0
Boston College     1 6 0
Carlisle     1 8 0
Buffalo     0 2 0
NYU     0 3 0
Wesleyan     0 5 0

The 1894 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1894 college football season. Led by first-year head coach E. Gard Edwards, the team compiled a record of 5–2–1.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6MariettaWashington, PAW 32–0[1]
October 20at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
W 6–02,500[2]
October 27OberlinWashington, PAT 0–0[3]
November 3Indiana Normal (PA)Washington, PAW 28–0[4]
November 10Westminster (PA)Washington, PAW 16–0[5][6]
November 17GenevaWashington, PAL 4–12[7]
November 23Penn StateWashington, PAL 0–6[8]
November 29Grove CityWashington, PAW 8–4[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Marietta Outclassed". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "W. & J. Wins". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Neither Team Scored". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "W. And J. vs. the Normalists". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Washington Football Gossip". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "The Record Still Holds". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 11, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "W. And J's Flag Down". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved January 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Bold Bad Suter". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Won By W. And J." Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 30, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.