Washington & Jefferson at Pittsburgh

Saturday, November 10, 1928

Pittsburgh beat Washington & Jefferson 25–⁠0. It was their 24th meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 14–⁠8–⁠2.

AwayWashington & Jefferson2–⁠5–⁠2 in 1928
0
HomePittsburgh6–⁠2–⁠1 in 1928
25

FinalHigh 39°F, low 33°F, 0.12 in. of snow

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Line-up and Summary. PITT OVERWHELMS W. & J. ELEVEN, $50

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 11, 1928, page 1

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    Line-up and Summary. PITT OVERWHELMS W. & J. ELEVEN, $50 By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, November 10.--1n a battle waged amid snow flurries and on o soggy field the University of Pitts burgh overwhelmed its traditional enemy, Washington and Jefferson Col lego, at Pitt Stadium today IS to 0. One OF the smallest crowds of the sea- Son-15,o00 fans-5aw the contest. After scoreless first period, Pitt made 70 yards in six plays for the first touchdown of the game just before the end of the half, Williams scoring. The second touchdown came in the third period after Pitt had blocked a kick on the 12-yard line. Parkinson scored on five plays. Late in the third quarter the Panther received a punt on the President Al yard line and drove to the 4-yard line On the initial play of the final period UanZa scored. Pitt sent in numerous substitutes in the fourth quarter, in the middle of which the Panther received a punt in the center of the field and in six plays went for its fourth touchdown. Will liams broke through left tackle and ran Is yards to the l4-yard line end then Rooney went off right tackle for The tally Edwards made the only extra point OF the game with placement kick.

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 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pittsburgh leads 18–⁠8–⁠2 in 28 meetings, counting the four 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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