Navy vs. Washington & Jefferson

Navy and Washington & Jefferson first met in 1900 and have played 6 times; Navy leads the series 4–⁠1–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Navy 4–⁠1, and Navy has won the last 2.

Navy wins
4
Washington & Jefferson wins
1
Ties
1
First meeting
1900
Longest streak
2 Navy
Current streak
2 Navy
Last 10 meetings
Navy 4–⁠1
Most recent
1911

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s2–⁠1–⁠1
1910s2–⁠0
Average margin
11.8 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Navy
4–⁠1–⁠1 Navy’s record at home
Shutouts
4

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Navy’s biggest win1900: Navy 18, Washington & Jefferson 0by 18 points
  2. Washington & Jefferson’s biggest win1903: Washington & Jefferson 16, Navy 0by 16 points
  3. Upset1903: Washington & Jefferson 16, Navy 0Washington & Jefferson had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Navy and Washington & Jefferson, 1900 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The Indianapolis journal's story of the 1901 game: HARVARD'S PLAY IS RAGGED BUT 1T BEATS DARTMOUTH AND ITS FRESHMEN BEAT YALE's. Naval Academy Defeats Washington and Jefferson I'm q Fast Game Other Good Contests.

    1901 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 17, 1901

  • The Evening capital's story of the 1903 game: MIDSHIPMEN OUTCLASSED. The Washington And Jefferson College Team Downs Them BY Score of I6 To o.

    1903 · Evening capital, Annapolis, Md., Nov 9, 1903

  • The Evening star's story of the 1909 game: NO POINTS SCORED IN ANNAPOLIS GAME Navy and Washington and jefferson Teams Engage in Stubborn Battle.

    1909 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 7, 1909

  • The The times dispatch's story of the 1910 game: Navy TEAM PUTS UP CLEVER GAME Wins From Washington and Jefferson by Score Of IS to o.

    1910 · The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., Oct 16, 1910

  • The The Topeka state journal's story of the 1911 game: FOOTBALL RESULTS.

    1911 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Oct 16, 1911

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Every game is listed as played on the field.