1912 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team

1912 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3–1
Head coach	Bob Folwell (1st season)

1912 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					9	–	0	–	0
Penn State			–					8	–	0	–	0
Carlisle			–					12	–	1	–	1
Maine			–					7	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					7	–	1	–	1
Swarthmore			–					7	–	1	–	1
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	1
Lehigh			–					9	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Wesleyan			–					7	–	2	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rhode Island State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	1
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	4	–	0
Army			–					5	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					6	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					5	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	3	–	0
Morris Harvey			–					2	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					4	–	5	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	4	–	1
New Hampshire			–					3	–	4	–	1
Geneva			–					3	–	4	–	0
Vermont			–					3	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Boston College			–					2	–	4	–	1
Cornell			–					3	–	7	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	6	–	0

The 1912 Washington & Jefferson Red and Black football team represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1912 college football season. Led by first-year head Bob Folwell, Washington & Jefferson compiled a record of 8–3–1.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		at Cornell	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–3
September 28		Geneva	Washington, PA	W 52–7	3,000	[3]
October 5		Carlisle	Washington, PA	T 0–0	10,000	[4][5]
October 12		at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 0–30	4,000	[6]
October 19		Carnegie Tech	Washington, PA	W 52–0		[7]
October 26		at Yale	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 3–13
November 2		Marietta	Washington, PA	W 34–0		[8]
November 9		Western Reserve	Washington, PA	W 17–0		[9]
November 16	2:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 13–0	12,000–20,000	[10][11][12]
November 23		Bethany (WV)	Washington, PA	W 67–0		[13]
November 28		Bucknell	Washington, PA	W 22–7	5,000	[14]
November 30		at Staats Athletic Club	Wheeling, WV	W 33–0		[15]

References

1. "Wash-Jeff Team Rolls Up Total". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 8, 1912. p. 38. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "1912 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
3. "Wash-Jeff Swamps Geneva Football Team". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 29, 1912. p. 19. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Scoreless Tie For Wash-Jeff And Carlisle". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 6, 1912. p. 37. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Scoreless Tie For Wash-Jeff And Carlisle (continued)". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 6, 1912. p. 39. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Wash-Jeff Is Conquered By Penn State". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1912. p. 19. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Carnegie Tech Team Swamped By Wash-Jeff In Rough Game". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1912. p. 37. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Wash-Jeff Easily Defeats Marietta". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1912. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Wash-Jeff Beats Reserve In Rather Easy Fashion". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1912. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Pitt Loses to W. and J. By 14-0". The Gazette Times. November 17, 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wash-Jeff is Too Much For Pitt Eleven". The Pittsburg Press. November 17, 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "At Football Camps - Pitt". The Gazette Times. November 19, 1912. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Bethany Is Easy Victim for W. & J." The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1912. p. 18. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
14. "Wash-Jeff Beats Bucknell And Their Forward Passing". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1912. p. 11. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
15. "Wash-Jeff Easily Wins Over The Staats A. C." The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. December 1, 1912. p. 19. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .