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1923 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
Seasons← 19221924 →
1923 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell   –   8 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   8 – 0 – 0
St. John's   –   5 – 0 – 1
Dartmouth   –   8 – 1 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 1 – 1
Rutgers   –   7 – 1 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 1 – 1
Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   6 – 1 – 2
Tufts   –   6 – 2 – 0
Army   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   6 – 2 – 1
Geneva   –   6 – 2 – 1
Lehigh   –   6 – 2 – 1
NYU   –   6 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Vermont   –   6 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 1
Columbia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Duquesne   –   4 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   3 – 3 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 1
Drexel   –   2 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   2 – 7 – 0
Boston University   –   1 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   0 – 7 – 1
Temple   –   0 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 7 – 0
Springfield   –   0 – 7 – 0

The 1923 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1923 college football season. The team compiled a 6–1–1 record. John Heisman was the head coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Bethany (WV)Washington, PAW 21–0
October 6Washington and Lee
  • College Field
  • Washington, PA
Canceled
October 13BrownWashington, PAW 12–7
October 20Carnegie TechWashington, PAW 9–7
October 27at DetroitW 6–0
November 3vs. LafayetteT 6–6
November 10WaynesburgWashington, PAW 40–0
November 17at PittsburghL 6–1331,000
November 29at West VirginiaMorgantown, WVW 7–2Athletic Field

References

  1. "1923 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. "Washington and Lee refuses to play W.J. with negro in lineup". The Gazette Times. October 7, 1923. Retrieved December 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Generals of Virginia balk against playing with negro". The Roanoke Times. October 7, 1923. Retrieved December 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wash-Jeff Given Hard Tussle By Brown But Wins, 12-7". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1923. p. 5, section 3. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  5. Lloyd Northard (October 28, 1923). "Blocked Kick Leads To Defeat of University of Detroit: Blocked Punt by Berrehsen Decides Game". Detroit Free Press. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Pitt Smashes Records For Football Attendance". The Pitt Weekly. Vol. 14, no. 12. December 12, 1923. p. 7. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  7. Smith, Chester L. (November 18, 1923). "Presidents Trounced in Annual Struggle: Jakie Bohren is Star". The Gazette Times. p. III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Pitt – W. & J. Detail". The Pittsburgh Press. November 18, 1923. p. Sporting 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Presidents master mighty Spearsmen". The Roanoke Times. November 30, 1923. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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