1925 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team

The 1925 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its eighth and final season under head coach David C. Morrow, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 50.[1] The team played its home games at College Field in Washington, Pennsylvania.

1925 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football
Conference	Independent
1925 record	6–2–1
Head coach	David C. Morrow (8th season)
Home stadium	College Field

1925 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth			–					8	–	0	–	0
Fordham			–					9	–	1	–	0
Colgate			–					7	–	0	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	1
Lafayette			–					7	–	1	–	1
Springfield			–					6	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	2	–	0
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
NYU			–					6	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	2	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bucknell			–					7	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					6	–	3	–	1
Temple			–					5	–	2	–	2
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn State			–					4	–	4	–	1
St. John's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Lehigh			–					3	–	5	–	1
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	0
Providence			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	0
Manhattan			–					1	–	6	–	1
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					1	–	7	–	0

On October 17, 1925, during a game against Carnegie Tech, a large section of the old wooden stands at College Field collapsed 300 to 400 spectators into Chartiers Creek.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Geneva	Beaver Falls, PA	W 19–13		[3]
October 10	Waynesburg	College Field Washington, PA	W 40–6		[4]
October 17	Carnegie Tech	College Field Washington, PA	T 0–0	12,000	[2]
October 24	vs. Lafayette	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 7–6	10,000	[5]
October 31	at Bethany (WV)	Wheeling, WV	W 20–0		[6]
November 7	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–6	30,000	[7]
November 14	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 7–0		[8]
November 26	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Stadium Morgantown, WV	L 0–19	23,000	[9]

References

1. "1925 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
2. "Accident Puts End To Battle: Washington & Jefferson and Carnegie Tech Were Waging Fierce Scrap When Stands Collapsed". The Pittsburgh Press. October 18, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Geneva Extends W. & J., Losing 20 to 12". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. September 27, 1925. p. III-3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Waynesburg Loses To W. & J., 40 to 6". Pittsburgh Gazette Times. October 11, 1925. p. III-10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Jack Farrell (October 25, 1925). "W. and J. Defeats Lafayette by 7 to 6". New York Daily News. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.}
6. "Wash-Jeff Bumps Bethany, 20-0, With Rookie Backfield". The Pittsburgh Post. November 1, 1925. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Max E. Hannum (November 8, 1925). "Panthers Beat Wash-Jeff, 6-0". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Stanley L. Brink (November 15, 1925). "Fumble Gives Washington and Jefferson 7-0 Victory Over Detroit University". Detroit Free Press. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "West Virginia Wins Over Wash-Jeff, 19-0". The Pittsburgh Post. November 27, 1925. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.