1894 Washington & Jefferson football team

1894 Washington & Jefferson football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–1
Head coach	E. Gard Edwards (1st season)
Captain	J. P. Linn

1894 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Marietta	Washington, PA	W 32–0		[1]
October 20	at Pittsburgh Athletic Club	P. A. C. Park Pittsburgh, PA	W 6–0	2,500	[2]
October 27	Oberlin	Washington, PA	T 0–0		[3]
November 3	Indiana Normal (PA)	Washington, PA	W 28–0		[4]
November 10	Westminster (PA)	Washington, PA	W 16–0		[5][6]
November 17	Geneva	Washington, PA	L 4–12		[7]
November 23	Penn State	Washington, PA	L 0–6		[8]
November 29	Grove City	Washington, PA	W 8–4		[9]

References

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