1896 Washington & Jefferson football team

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The 1896 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Clinton Wood, the team compiled a record of 8–0–1 and did not allow their opponents to score all season.

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Record8–0–1
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1896 Washington & Jefferson football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–1
Head coach
CaptainWilliam D. Inglis
Seasons
← 1895
1897 â†’
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1896 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Fordham â€“ 1–0–0
Lafayette â€“ 11–0–1
Princeton â€“ 10–0–1
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 8–0–1
Penn â€“ 14–1–0
Yale â€“ 13–1–0
Pittsburgh College â€“ 11–2–0
Buffalo â€“ 9–1–2
Villanova â€“ 10–4–0
Bucknell â€“ 5–2–1
Harvard â€“ 7–4–0
Boston College â€“ 5–3–0
Storrs â€“ 5–3–0
Cornell â€“ 5–3–1
Syracuse â€“ 5–3–2
Temple â€“ 3–2–0
Army â€“ 3–2–1
Rutgers â€“ 6–6–0
Carlisle â€“ 5–5–0
Holy Cross â€“ 2–2–2
Brown â€“ 4–5–1
Wesleyan â€“ 4–5–1
Dickinson â€“ 4–5–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 3–4–2
Geneva â€“ 3–4–0
Penn State â€“ 3–4–0
Colgate â€“ 3–4–1
Amherst â€“ 3–6–1
Western Univ. Penn. â€“ 3–6–0
Lehigh â€“ 2–5–0
Tufts â€“ 2–6–1
Swarthmore â€“ 2–6–0
New Hampshire â€“ 1–4–0
Drexel â€“ 1–5–0
Massachusetts â€“ 0–4–0
Rhode Island â€“ 0–4–0
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Bethany (WV)Washington, PAW 36–01,000[1]
October 34:05 p.m.Pittsburgh Athletic ClubWashington, PAT 0–0[2]
October 10at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAW 34–0[3]
October 17ThielWashington, PAW 54–0[4]
October 24OtterbeinWashington, PAW 16–0[5]
October 31at Pittsburgh Athletic Club
W 21–03,000[6][7]
November 7Allegheny Athletic Club[a]Washington, PAW 17–0[8]
November 14at Western ReserveCleveland, OHW 8–0[10]
November 26at Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
W 4–012,000[11][12]
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Notes

  1. This was a team of students from Pittsburgh-area seminaries,[8] not the professional Allegheny Athletic Association team that won both of its two games in 1896.[9]

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