Washington & Jefferson Presidents
Presidents’Washington, PACameron Stadium
2026: 5–1 (4–0 Presidents’). Last: won at Allegheny 56–3. Next: at Thiel, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- L 11–26at Utica
- W 42–0Keystone
- W 35–7at Case Western Reserve
- W 55–0Geneva
- W 56–0Bethany (WV)
- W 56–3at Allegheny
- Oct 24at Thiel
- Oct 31Grove City
- Nov 7Saint Francis
- Nov 14at Westminster (PA)
Washington & Jefferson has played football since at least 1897 and is 240–101–24 in the 365 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 2 players and 4 coaches from Washington & Jefferson. D.C. Morrow (1908–1925) won more games here than any other coach: 52. The most-played rival is Pittsburgh: 28 meetings, Pittsburgh leads 18–8–2. This season, they’re 5–1.
On this date in 2024Washington & Jefferson beat Grove City 27–19 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 240–101–24 .690; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1230
- Seasons
- 48 since 1897, 365 games
2026 season 5–1
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atUtica | L 11–26 | 47% |
| Sep 12 | vsKeystone | W 42–0 | 82% |
| Sep 26 | atCase Western Reserve | W 35–7 | 51% |
| Oct 3 | vsGeneva | W 55–0 | 75% |
| Oct 10 | vsBethany (WV) | W 56–0 | 92% |
| Oct 17 | atAllegheny | W 56–3 | 67% |
| Oct 24 | atThiel | Preview | 92% |
| Oct 31 | vsGrove City | Preview | 63% |
| Nov 7 | vsSaint Francis | Preview | 84% |
| Nov 14 | atWestminster (PA) | Preview | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Washington & Jefferson.
Edgar GarbischHall of Fame, 1954- Wilbur HenryHall of Fame, 1951
- Pete HenryConsensus All-American, 1918–19
- Johnny SpiegelConsensus All-American, 1914
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Program strength since 1897
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1926–1928 | 16–6–5 | |
| 1908–1925 | 52–19–5 | |
| 1923 | 6–1–1 | |
| 1921–1922 | 16–3–2 | |
| 1918 | 2–2 | |
| 1916–1917 | 15–5 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Pittsburgh
8–18–2 in 28
- 1923 L 6–13
- 1924 W 10–0
- 1925 L 0–6
- 1926 T 0–0
- 1927 T 0–0
- 1928 L 0–25
- 1929 L 0–21
- 1933 L 0–9
- 1934 L 6–26
- 1935 L 0–35
Lost the last five.
- West Virginia
12–11–2 in 25
- 1926 W 13–3
- 1927 T 6–6
- 1928 L 0–14
- 1929 L 0–6
- 1930 W 7–6
- 1931 W 14–13
- 1932 W 13–0
- 1933 L 2–7
- 1934 L 12–14
- 1935 L 0–51
Lost the last three.
- Bethany (WV)
22–1 in 23
- 1924 W 19–13
- 1925 W 20–0
- 1926 W 26–0
- 1927 W 31–0
- 1928 W 24–0
- 1930 W 74–0
- 2022 W 50–7
- 2023 W 42–7
- 2024 W 48–7
- 2026 W 56–0
Won the last 10.
| Opponent | Games | W&J record |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 28 | 8–18–2 |
| West Virginia | 25 | 12–11–2 |
| Bethany (WV) | 23 | 22–1 |
| Carnegie Mellon | 23 | 12–6–5 |
| Waynesburg | 16 | 16–0 |
| Bucknell | 16 | 10–5–1 |
| Lafayette | 16 | 8–6–2 |
| Westminster (Pennsylvania) | 15 | 15–0 |
Every opponent (77)
Every program Washington & Jefferson has played, A to Z, with Washington & Jefferson’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Allegheny 6–0
- Army 0–0–1
- Ashland 1–0
- Bethany (WV) 22–1
- Bradley 0–1
- Brown 1–0
- Bucknell 10–5–1
- California 0–0–1
- California (PA) 3–0
- Camp Sherman 2–0
- Carlisle 0–1–3
- Carnegie Mellon 12–6–5
- Case Western Reserve 4–1
- Chattanooga 1–0
- Cornell 0–4
- Denison 3–0
- Detroit Mercy 4–4
- Dickinson 6–1
- Duquesne 0–3
- Fordham 1–1
- Geneva 5–0
- Geneva 13–1–1
- George Washington 0–1
- Georgetown 2–0
- Grove City 3–1
- Grove City 3–0
- Hampden Sydney 0–1
- Harvard 0–1
- Hiram 1–0
- IU Pennsylvania 3–0
- John Carroll 1–0
- Kalamazoo 1–0
- Keystone 1–0
- Kiski Preparatory 2–0
- Lafayette 8–6–2
- Latrobe A.C. 1–0
- Lehigh 5–0
- Marietta 3–0
- Marquette 0–2
- Marshall 1–0
- McDaniel 2–0
- Mercer 0–1
- Mount Union 2–0
- Muskingum 1–0
- Navy 1–4–1
- Notre Dame 0–1
- Ohio 1–0
- Ohio Medical 2–0
- Ohio Northern 2–0
- Penn State 2–4–1
- Pennsylvania 0–1
- Pittsburgh 8–18–2
- Princeton 0–6
- Randolph Macon 0–1
- Rutgers 3–0
- Saint Vincent 5–0
- Staats A.C. 2–0
- Susquehanna 0–1
- Syracuse 2–1
- Temple 0–3–1
- Thiel 4–0
- Thiel 2–0
- Utica 0–2
- Villanova 2–0
- Wabash 1–0
- Washington and Lee 2–0
- Waynesburg 16–0
- West Virginia 12–11–2
- West Virginia Wesleyan 10–0–1
- Western Reserve 2–1
- Western Washington 1–0
- Westminster (PA) 4–1
- Westminster (Pennsylvania) 15–0
- Wittenberg 1–0–1
- Wooster 1–0
- Xavier 3–0
- Yale 2–4–1
Conferences
- Independent 1905–1934
- Presidents’ since 2014
Washington & Jefferson’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
Consensus All-Americans 3
| 1919 | Pete Henry OT |
| 1918 | Pete Henry OT |
| 1914 | Johnny Spiegel RB |
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 2
- Coaches
- 4
| 2022 | John Luckhardt coach, career 1982–2011 |
| 1967 | Greasy Neale coach here, 1921–1922 |
| 1954 | Edgar Garbisch C |
| 1954 | John Heisman coach here, 1923 |
| 1951 | Andrew Kerr coach here, 1926–1928 |
| 1951 | Wilbur Henry OT |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1230 | ||||
| 2025 | 8–3 | 8–0 | 1242 | ||||
| 2024 | 9–2 | 9–1 | 1268 | ||||
| 2023 | 8–2 | 8–2 | 1257 | ||||
| 2022 | 8–2 | 7–2 | 1280 | ||||
| 2020 | 3–1 | 1261 | |||||
| 1949 | 0–1 | 1209 | |||||
| 1946 | 0–1 | 1250 | |||||
| 1936 | 0–1 | 1290 | |||||
| 1935 | 0–3 | 1370 | |||||
| 1934 | 4–5 | 1386 | |||||
| 1933 | 2–7–1 | 1393 | |||||
| 1932 | 5–3–1 | 1497 | |||||
| 1931 | 6–4 | 1471 | |||||
| 1930 | 6–2–1 | 1503 | |||||
| 1929 | 5–2–2 | 1508 | |||||
| 1928 | 2–5–2 | Andrew Kerr | 1456 | ||||
| 1927 | 7–0–2 | Andrew Kerr | 1665 | ||||
| 1926 | 7–1–1 | Andrew Kerr | 1615 | ||||
| 1925 | 6–2–1 | D.C. Morrow | 1550 | ||||
| 1924 | 7–2 | D.C. Morrow | 1572 | ||||
| 1923 | 6–1–1 | John Heisman | 1569 | ||||
| 1922 | 6–3–1 | Greasy Neale | 1523 | ||||
| 1921 | 10–0–1 | Greasy Neale | 1660 | ||||
| 1920 | 6–3–1 | D.C. Morrow | 1536 |
Every season back to 1897 (23 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 6–2 | D.C. Morrow | 1578 | ||||
| 1918few games on file | 2–2 | Ralph Hutchinson | 1537 | ||||
| 1917 | 7–3 | Sol Metzger | 1620 | ||||
| 1916 | 8–2 | Sol Metzger | 1635 | ||||
| 1915 | 8–1–1 | 1668 | |||||
| 1914 | 10–1 | 1719 | |||||
| 1913 | 10–0–1 | 1671 | |||||
| 1912 | 8–3–1 | 1566 | |||||
| 1911 | 6–4 | D.C. Morrow | 1500 | ||||
| 1910 | 3–3–1 | D.C. Morrow | 1513 | ||||
| 1909 | 8–1–1 | D.C. Morrow | 1591 | ||||
| 1908 | 10–2–1 | D.C. Morrow | 1581 | ||||
| 1907 | 7–2 | 1565 | |||||
| 1906 | 9–2 | 1518 | |||||
| 1905 | 9–3 | 1398 | |||||
| 1904few games on file | 0–3 | 1222 | |||||
| 1903few games on file | 1–1 | 1254 | |||||
| 1902few games on file | 0–3 | 1213 | |||||
| 1901few games on file | 1–1–1 | 1245 | |||||
| 1900few games on file | 0–2–1 | 1223 | |||||
| 1899few games on file | 0–1–1 | 1237 | |||||
| 1898few games on file | 1–1 | 1246 | |||||
| 1897few games on file | 0–1 | 1198 |
No season on file for 1937–45, 1947–48, 1950–2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 48 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.