Penn State vs. Washington & Jefferson

Penn State and Washington & Jefferson first met in 1898 and have played 7 times; Penn State leads the series 4–⁠2–⁠1. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Penn State 4–⁠2, and Washington & Jefferson has won the last 2.

Penn State wins
4
Washington & Jefferson wins
2
Ties
1
First meeting
1898
Longest streak
3 Penn State
Current streak
2 Washington & Jefferson
Last 10 meetings
Penn State 4–⁠2
Most recent
1917

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s1–⁠0–⁠1
1900s2–⁠0
1910s1–⁠2
Average margin
13.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Penn State
3–⁠0–⁠1 Penn State’s record at home
At Washington & Jefferson
2–⁠1 Washington & Jefferson’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Penn State’s biggest win1912: Penn State 30, Washington & Jefferson 0by 30 points
  2. Washington & Jefferson’s biggest win1913: Washington & Jefferson 17, Penn State 0by 17 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Penn State and Washington & Jefferson, 1898 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.

Every game

Oct 20, 1917Washington & Jefferson 7, Penn State 0at Washington & Jefferson
Oct 18, 1913Washington & Jefferson 17, Penn State 0at Washington & Jefferson
Oct 12, 1912Penn State 30, Washington & Jefferson 0at Penn State
Oct 22, 1904Penn State 12, Washington & Jefferson 0at Penn State
Nov 26, 1903Penn State 22, Washington & Jefferson 0at Penn State
Oct 13, 1899Penn State 0, Washington & Jefferson 0at Penn State
Nov 19, 1898Penn State 11, Washington & Jefferson 6at Washington & Jefferson

Every game is listed as played on the field.