1891 Washington & Jefferson football team

The 1891 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1891 college football season. Led by R. LeBlanc Lynch in his second and final year as head coach, the team compiled a record of 4–2.

1891 Washington & Jefferson football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2
Head coach	R. LeBlanc Lynch (2nd season)
Home stadium	Old Fairgrounds
Seasons ← 1890 1892 →

1891 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					13	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					13	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					12	–	1	–	0
Tufts			–					7	–	1	–	0
Penn			–					11	–	2	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	1	–	0
Army			–					4	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	3	–	0
Geneva			–					4	–	2	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					4	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					8	–	6	–	0
Brown			–					4	–	6	–	0
Springfield YMCA			–					5	–	8	–	1
Fordham			–					1	–	2	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	7	–	0
Massachusetts			–					2	–	5	–	0
Western Univ. Penn.			–					2	–	6	–	0
Lafayette			–					2	–	9	–	1
Columbia			–					1	–	5	–	0
Wesleyan			–					1	–	6	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 10	Western University of Pennsylvania	Old Fairgrounds Washington, PA	W 40–6		[1]
October 24	Geneva	Old Fairgrounds Washington, PA	W 26–8		[2][3]
October 31	at East End Gymnastic Club	East End Park Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–14	500	[4]
November 14	at Allegheny Athletic Association	Exposition Park Allegheny, PA	L 4–8	600	[5][6]
November 21	Western University of Pennsylvania Medical	Old Fairgrounds Washington, PA	W 50–0		[7]
November 28	at West Virginia	Show Lot Morgantown, WV	W 72–0	250

References

1. "The Varsity Preps Used Up". Pittsburgh Press. October 11, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
2. "An Unbroken Record". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "One for the Washingtons". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "It Was Too Rough". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Won A Good Victory". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. PFRA Research. "Up the P.A.C.: The 3A's are Challenged: 1891" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
7. "The Med Badly Beaten". Pittsburgh Dispatch. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 22, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .