Notre Dame at Washington & Jefferson
Saturday, November 24, 1917 Share
Notre Dame beat Washington & Jefferson 3–0. It was their only meeting on record.
FinalHigh 29°F, low 22°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 25, 1917, page 49
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NOTRE DAME NOSES OUT “. & J.,;3 TO 0 Kick From Placement by Half. back Brandy Only Score of Game. WASHINGTON, Pa. November “a Notre Dame successfully invaded the east today for the second time this season. defeating the strong Washington and Jefferson College eleven by score of to 0. The conquerors of the Army, however. had to battle desperately to win from the Red and Black. 1t was the first time in seven years that Wash ington and Jefferson went down to defeat on its home grounds. and until the close of the contest the Pennsylvania team threatened to break through the Hoosier line defense, or, by the aerial route. score a touchdown. The for ward passes, however. proved of no avail and the w. and J. eleven dropped the game. A tackle by w. and J. man, after Brandy, the Notre Dame right half back, had signaled for a punt, proved the break that decided the contest Fifteen yards of a penalty was placed on w. and ]. for the tackle. Brandy then carried the ball through right guard for a few yards. bringing the pigskin to the 25-yard line. Two for ward passes failed and. taking advantage of the position. Brandy dropped back to the 33-yard line and kicked a goal from placement. the only score of the game.

Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.], November 25, 1917, page 10 (results column)
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Football Results At Norman-so sooners so; Henry Kendall O. At Champaign – Minnesota 81. Illinois &. At Chicago Wisconsin is; Chi cago q. Al Philadelphia Pennsylvania &c, Carlisle Indians 0. At Washington-M Marines 20; Camp Lee Infantry o. At West Pomt-Army lS; Boston College Z. At Washington, Washington and jefferson 0; Notre Dame 3. At Kansas Cty-Camp Funston Z. Great Lake Middics o. At Observation-Disclosures “a; Purdue 0. At Montgomery Ohio o; Auburn 0. At Iowa City-Iowa &, Ames 3. At on-Northwestcrn 81. Michigan -. At New York Rutgers IA, New port Naval Reserve 0. At Enid-Phillips l6; Central o.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Washington & Jefferson 51% to win. Notre Dame won as Elo’s underdog.
Notre Dame leads 1–0 in their only meeting.
Around this game
Notre Dame
- Next gameat CaseSept. 28, 1918
- SeasonNotre Dame in 1917
- ProgramNotre Dame history and records
Washington & Jefferson
- Next gameat Washington and LeeNov. 29, 1917
- SeasonWashington & Jefferson in 1917
- ProgramWashington & Jefferson history and records
