Washington & Jefferson at Pittsburgh

Saturday, November 15, 1924

Washington & Jefferson beat Pittsburgh 10–⁠0. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 12–⁠8.

AwayWashington & Jefferson7–⁠2 in 1924
10
HomePittsburgh5–⁠3–⁠1 in 1924
0

FinalHigh 44°F, low 32°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: W. & J. BEATS PITT BY 10-TO-O COUNT

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 16, 1924, page 87

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    W. & J. BEATS PITT BY 10-TO-O COUNT PITTSBURGH, November 10 Scoring a field goal In the third period and touchdown in the final session. tb. Washington and Jefferson College gridiron warriors held the University Pittsburgh eleven scoreless here today. the visitors winning by 40 to o. The game was marred by many penalties for hold ing and off-side plays during the last half Of the struggle, and Pitts final hope, an aerial at tack, was frustrated by Kopf. the fleet back OF the Presidents. Pitts lone chance to tally came in the second period. Johnson and Harding worked the ball to the W. g. J. I5-yard line, but Gwosden. a sub stitute kicker, failed in a placement The Presidents got going in the third quarter. Plunge after plunge netted gains, and with the ball on the Pitt 10, Edwards booted a neat goal from placement. A break OF the luck gave the visit ors a touchdown In the last period. w. & J. had advanced to the Pitt 2o-yard line, where Edwards kick was low, and the Panther took the ball, putting IT in play on their own 20. Harrison, substitute back, fumbled the first pass and Ride, a substitute lineman for the Ere esidents, picked II up and walked across the line without interference. Edwar rds

  • The Atlanta tri-weekly journal's story: Football Results SOUTH

    Atlanta tri-weekly journal, Atlanta, Ga., November 18, 1924, page 3 (results column)

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    Football Results SOUTH At Atlanta: Vanderbilt, 3; Georgia Tech, 0. At Columbus: Georgia, 6; Auburn, 0. At Birmingham, Ala.-Centre, II; Alabama. 0. At Anderson, S. c.: Citadel, 20; Clemson, 0. At Lexington, Ky: Virginia Mill tary institute, 10; Kentucky, 8. At New Orleans: Tulane, %; Ten nessee, Z. At Starkville: Mississippi A. & NJ. Z; Mississippi college, 6. At New Orleans: Louisiana State, 49, Louisiana Normal, 0. At Davidson, n. C.-Carolina, S; Davidson, U. At Chattanooga: Georgetown Q<yD 10; Chattanooga, 6. At Deland, Fla: Stetson University, As; Mississippi Teachers col lege, s. At Blacksburg, Va: Virginia, 6; V. P. l., 0. At College Park, Md.-Maryland, O; North Carolina, 0. At Newport News: William and Mary, Z; Roanoke college, :. At Richmond: University Of Rich mond, 0; Hamden Sidney, 0. AT Big Stone Gap. Va: Kentucky Wesleyan, 9; Emory and Henry, ,. At Durham, n. c.: Trinity, y; Wofford o. At Jacksonville: Florida Fresh men, 10; V. NJ. I. Freshmen, 7. At Wake Forest, n. c.. Wake For est. IL; Elon, 0. At Columbia, s. c.: sewanee, 10; South Carolina, 0. At Louisville: King College, IS; University of Louisville, 0. EAST At Princeton, n. j.: Yale, 10; Princeton. a. At Cambridge. Mass: Brown, :; Harvard. 0. At West Point: Army. IA; Column, bia, Il. At a-Pennsylvania, 0; Penn State, O.. At New York: Dartmouth, 81: Cornell, II. At Boston: Boston college, 9; Cen tenary. 10. IT Syracuse: Syracuse, %; Nj agara, s, At Washington and Jefferson, 10; Pittsburg, 0. At apohs-Bucknen Z; Navy. At Easton, Pa.-Lafayette, AZ; Al fred. o. A. Charleston. W. Va.-West Viz ginis, s; Washington and Lee, o. At 81, Louis; St. Louis :. “a,

  • The Daily Kennebec journal's story: College GridirOn Results in Games Played Saturday

    Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., November 17, 1924, page 2 (results column)

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    College GridirOn Results in Games Played Saturday Bowdoin 10. Wesleyan s. New Hampshire 80. Bates 0. Maine “a, Tufts IS. Yale 10. Princeton 0. Brown Z. Harvard Q. Dartmouth 81. Cornell “a. Army II. Columbia II. syracuse 81. Niagara 6. w. and J. 10. Pittsburg 0. Georgetown 6, Third Army Corps o. williams q, Amherst 6. Exeter 10. Andover 0. Centenary 10, Boston College .. Penna 0, Penne State 0. Rennsalaer 81, Stevens 0. Quantico Marines %. Detroit 0. Michigan &c, Ohio State s. Michigan Aggi”s Q. S. Dakota 0. BuCknell 6, Navy 0. Hobart 10. Z. of Buffalo o. Maryland 0. North Carolina 0. Conn. Aggies 20. II. l.. State 0. Canlsius College Il. Dayton Univ. IL. Minnesota 20. Illinois Z. Chicago 3, Northwestern 0. Middlebury a. Trinity Z. Kentucky Il. Virginia NJ. /. 10. Iowa 81, Wisconsin I. Lehigh IA, villa Nova Z. Delaware 6. George Washington Q. Lafayette a., Alfred 0. Notre Dame “a. Nebraska 6. Kansas 90. Ohiahc MA y. Union CO, Hanneton q. Vermont 10, Norwich 0. Colgate 80. Springfield 0. Yale Freshmen !. Harvard Fresh men G. Fordham 81, College of n. Y. 0. Johns Hopkins IS. DreXel 0. l.. S. Submarine Base Z. Providence College :. West Virginia University 6, Wash ington and Lee 0.

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)

Pittsburgh 55% to win. Washington & Jefferson won as Elo’s underdog.

Pittsburgh leads 18–⁠8–⁠2 in 28 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
1935Pittsburgh 35, Washington & Jefferson 0
1934Pittsburgh 26, Washington & Jefferson 6
1933Pittsburgh 9, Washington & Jefferson 0
1929Pittsburgh 21, Washington & Jefferson 0
1928Pittsburgh 25, Washington & Jefferson 0
1927Washington & Jefferson 0, Pittsburgh 0

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