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1915 Washington & Jefferson

8–⁠1–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Washington & Jefferson in 1915, game by game: won at Geneva 6–0; tied at West Virginia 6–6; won vs. Lafayette 17–0; won at Westminster (Pennsylvania) 34–0; won at Yale 16–7; won vs. Muskingum 47–7; lost at Pittsburgh 0–19; won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 7–3; won vs. Bethany (WV) 59–0; won vs. Lehigh 27–3+59−19Won 6–0 at Geneva+6GenevaTied 6–6 at West Virginia0West VirginiaWon 17–0 vs. Lafayette+17LafayetteWon 34–0 at Westminster (Pennsylvania)+34Westminster (Pe…Won 16–7 at Yale+9YaleWon 47–7 vs. Muskingum+40MuskingumLost 0–19 at Pittsburgh-19PittsburghWon 7–3 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+4West Virginia W…Won 59–0 vs. Bethany (WV)+59Bethany (WV)Won 27–3 vs. Lehigh+24Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atGenevaW 6–⁠092%
Oct 2atWest VirginiaT 6–⁠673%
Oct 9vsLafayetteW 17–⁠080%
Oct 16atWestminster (Pennsylvania)W 34–⁠092%
Oct 23atYaleW 16–⁠756%
Oct 30vsMuskingumW 47–⁠796%
Nov 6atPittsburghL 0–⁠1948%
Nov 13vsWest Virginia WesleyanW 7–⁠381%
Nov 20vsBethany (WV)W 59–⁠096%
Nov 25vsLehighW 27–⁠387%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lehigh 27–⁠3.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 48 on file).

Photographs from 1915

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1915.

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
219–⁠45
Coach
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Elo
1668 +23 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
18.0 No. 17 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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