1901 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team

1901 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–2
Head coach	N. S. Knight (1st season)
Captain	Aiken
Home stadium	Washington Fairgrounds

1901 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					12	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					11	–	1	–	1
Cornell			–					11	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					10	–	1	–	0
Massachusetts			–					9	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					9	–	1	–	1
Syracuse			–					7	–	1	–	0
Holy Cross			–					7	–	1	–	1
Geneva			–					6	–	1	–	1
Army			–					5	–	1	–	2
Western U. of Penn			–					7	–	2	–	1
Lafayette			–					9	–	3	–	0
Swarthmore			–					8	–	2	–	2
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	2	–	2
Frankin & Marshall			–					7	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					10	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	2	–	0
Columbia			–					8	–	5	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh College			–					3	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	0
NYU			–					4	–	3	–	1
Tufts			–					6	–	6	–	1
Vermont			–					5	–	5	–	1
Dickinson			–					3	–	4	–	0
Carlisle			–					5	–	7	–	1
Brown			–					4	–	7	–	1
Villanova			–					2	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
Boston College			–					1	–	8	–	0
Lehigh			–					1	–	11	–	0
New Hampshire			–					0	–	6	–	0
Rutgers			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1901 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1911 college football season. Led by N. S. Knight in his first and only year as head coach, the team compiled a 6–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 39.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 5	Indiana Normal (PA)	Washington Fairgrounds Washington, PA	W 20–0		[3]
October 12	Marietta	Washington Fairgrounds Washington, PA	W 17–5		[4]
October 19	Western Reserve	Washington Fairgrounds Washington, PA	W 16–0		[5]
October 26	Case	Washington Fairgrounds Washington, PA	W 28–0		[6]
November 2	at Ohio Medical	Columbus, OH	T 0–0		[7]
November 9	vs. Bucknell	Exposition Park Allegheny City, PA	W 11–5		[8]
November 13	at West Virginia	Morgantown, WV	W 22–0		[9]
November 16	at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 11–17		[10]
November 23	vs. Carlisle	Exposition Park Allegheny City, PA	T 0–0	1,500	[11]
November 28	at Homestead Library & A.C.	Exposition Park Allegheny City, PA	L 0–12	4,200	[12]

References

1. "Many Players On Gridiron". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 15, 1901. p. 21. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
2. Biographical and Historical Catalogue of Washington and Jefferson College 1802 - 1945. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George H. Buchanan and Company. 1945. p. 36. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Clark Family Library Digital Archives.
3. "W. & J. Started with Victory". The Pittsburg Press. October 6, 1901. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Goal Scored by Ohio Men". The Pittsburg Press. October 13, 1901. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "W. & J. Played Real Football". The Pittsburg Press. October 20, 1901. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "W. & J. Win in Easy Fashion". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Washington & J., 0; Ohio Medics, 0". The Inter Ocean. November 3, 1901. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wash.-Jeff. Won Great Victory". The Pittsburgh Gazette. November 10, 1901. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "West Virginia Kickers Shut Out by W. & J." The Pittsburg Post. November 14, 1901. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Navy Has To Work To Win: Washington Jefferson Gives Annapolis Eleven a Hard Run". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 17, 1901. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wash.-Jeff. and Indians Fought to a Standstill: Neither Team Could Score". The Pittsburgh Gazette. November 24, 1901. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Homestead's Hard Game". The Pittsburg Post. November 29, 1901. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.