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1917 Washington & Jefferson

7–⁠3, coached by Sol Metzger.

Schedule and results

Washington & Jefferson in 1917, game by game: won at Kiski Preparatory 17–7; won at Westminster (Pennsylvania) 36–0; won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 13–6; won vs. Penn State 7–0; won at Geneva 35–0; lost at Pittsburgh 10–13; lost at West Virginia 0–7; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–3; won at Washington and Lee 12–0; won at Camp Sherman 7–0+36−7Won 17–7 at Kiski Preparatory+10Kiski Preparato…Won 36–0 at Westminster (Pennsylvania)+36Westminster (Pe…Won 13–6 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+7West Virginia W…Won 7–0 vs. Penn State+7Penn StateWon 35–0 at Geneva+35GenevaLost 10–13 at Pittsburgh-3PittsburghLost 0–7 at West Virginia-7West VirginiaLost 0–3 vs. Notre Dame-3Notre DameWon 12–0 at Washington and Lee+12Washington and …Won 7–0 at Camp Sherman+7Camp Sherman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atKiski PreparatoryW 17–⁠787%
Oct 6atWestminster (Pennsylvania)W 36–⁠089%
Oct 13vsWest Virginia WesleyanW 13–⁠681%
Oct 20vsPenn StateW 7–⁠064%
Oct 27atGenevaW 35–⁠090%
Nov 10atPittsburghL 10–⁠1332%
Nov 17atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠748%
Nov 24vsNotre DameL 0–⁠351%
Nov 29atWashington and LeeW 12–⁠044%
Dec 8atCamp ShermanW 7–⁠089%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Camp Sherman 7–⁠0.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 48 on file).

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 1917.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
137–⁠36
Coach
Sol Metzger
Elo
1620 +30 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
24.7 No. 10 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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