Georgetown at Washington & Jefferson
Saturday, October 28, 1905 Share
Washington & Jefferson beat Georgetown 27–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Washington & Jefferson led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 55°F, low 41°F
In the newspapers
The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 29, 1905, page 10
Read the text
w. and J. 27, Georgetown 0. Pittsburg, October 2S.-The Washington and Jefferson and Georgetown football eevens met at Friendship park today, and Georgetown was beaten by a score of 27 to 0. The game was slow and both teams showed many weak points, All though the Georgetown eleven Is much lighter than Washington and Jefferson, 1t put up a credtable game.
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)
Georgetown 65% to win. Washington & Jefferson pulled the upset.
Washington & Jefferson leads 2–0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1914 | Washington & Jefferson 14, Georgetown 6 | |
| 1905 | Washington & Jefferson 27, Georgetown 0 |
Around this game
Georgetown
- Next gameat North CarolinaNov. 4, 1905
- SeasonGeorgetown in 1905
- ProgramGeorgetown history and records
Washington & Jefferson
- Next gameat Ohio MedicalNov. 4, 1905
- SeasonWashington & Jefferson in 1905
- ProgramWashington & Jefferson history and records