List of Washington & Jefferson Presidents football seasons
The Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team represents Washington & Jefferson College in collegiate level football. The team competes in the NCAA Division III and is affiliated with the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC). Since its founding in 1890, the team has played their home games at Cameron Stadium.
The team was quite successful in its early years, ending each of its first 20 seasons with a winning record. David C. Morrow served as head coach three times for a total of eight seasons across three different decades. The team went on hiatus for two seasons during World War II. In 1970, the Presidents won their first Presidents' Athletic Conference championship. John Luckhardt coached for 17 seasons. Under his leadership, the team began a 40-year streak of winning seasons, running from 1984 to 2023.
Season records
[edit]| Conference champions † | Bowl game appearance * | NCAA Division III playoffs ^ |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Post-season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Ties | Conference finish | |||||||
| Washington & Jefferson Presidents | ||||||||||
| 1890 | No coach | Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1891 | Independent | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1892 | J. J. Clark | Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1893 | Joseph Hamilton | Independent | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1894 | E. Gard Edwards | Independent | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1895 | Independent | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1896 | Clinton Woods | Independent | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1897 | Independent | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1898 | W. D. Inglis | Independent | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1899 | S. W. Black | Independent | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1900 | W. B. Seaman | Independent | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1901 | Independent | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | |||||
| 1902 | Independent | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1903 | Independent | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1904 | Independent | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1905 | Frank Piekarski | Independent | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1906 | Independent | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1907 | Independent | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1908 | David C. Morrow | Independent | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1909 | Independent | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1910 | Independent | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1911 | Independent | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1912 | Bob Folwell | Independent | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1913 | Independent | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1914 | Independent | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1915 | Independent | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1916 | Sol Metzger | Independent | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1917 | Independent | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1918 | Ralph Hutchinson | Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1919 | David C. Morrow | Independent | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1920 | Independent | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1921 | Greasy Neale | Independent | 10 | 0 | 1 | Tied Rose Bowl against California, 0–0* | ||||
| 1922 | Independent | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1923 | John Heisman | Independent | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1924 | David C. Morrow | Independent | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1925 | Independent | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1926 | Andrew Kerr | Independent | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1927 | Independent | 7 | 0 | 2 | — | |||||
| 1928 | Independent | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | |||||
| 1929 | Bill Amos | Independent | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | ||||
| 1930 | Independent | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1931 | Independent | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1932 | Leroy P. Day | Independent | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1933 | Independent | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1934 | Independent | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1935 | Independent | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1936 | Independent | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1937 | George Roark | Independent | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1938 | Independent | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1939 | Independent | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1940 | Independent | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1941 | Stu Holcomb | Independent | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1942 | Pete Henry | Independent | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | ||||
| Hiatus | ||||||||||
| 1945 | Pete Henry | Independent | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1946 | Henry Luecht | Independent | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1947 | Independent | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1948 | Independent | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1949 | Independent | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1950 | Alured Ransom | Independent | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1951 | Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1952 | Joe McMullen | Independent | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | ||||
| 1953 | Independent | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1954 | Charles Nelson | Independent | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1955 | Independent | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1956 | Edward Chupa | Independent | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | ||||
| 1957 | Independent | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | |||||
| 1958 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1959 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1960 | Chuck Ream | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1961 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1966 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1968 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1970 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1st | — | ||||
| 1971 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1972 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | Pat Mondock | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1974 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | John Luckhardt | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1983 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | ||||
| 1985 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | ||||
| 1987 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | ||||
| 1988 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1st | — | ||||
| 1989 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | ||||
| 1990 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | ||||
| 1991 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | ||||
| 1992 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | ||||
| 1993 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | ||||
| 1994 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | ||||
| 1995 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | ||||
| 1996 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 8 | 2 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 1997 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 6 | 3 | — | — | |||||
| 1998 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 5 | 4 | 1st | — | |||||
| 1999 | John Banaszak | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | 3 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | ||||
| 2000 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | 2 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2001 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 11 | 1 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2002 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | 3 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2003 | Mike Sirianni | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | 2 | — | Won ECAC Southwest Region Bowl against Wilkes University, 41–19*[1] | ||||
| 2004 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 12 | 1 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2005 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | 2 | — | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2006 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 10 | 2 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2007 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 10 | 1 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2008 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 11 | 2 | — | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2009 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | 2 | — | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2010 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | 2 | — | Won ECAC Southwest Region Bowl against Franklin & Marshall, 54–41 | |||||
| 2011 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 6 | 4 | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 8 | 3 | T–1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2013 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 8 | 3 | T–1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2014 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 10 | 2 | T–1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2015 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 8 | 2 | — | — | |||||
| 2016 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | 2 | — | Won ECAC Presidents Bowl against Brockport, 38–31 | |||||
| 2017 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 11 | 1 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2018 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | 2 | 1st | NCAA Division III Playoffs | |||||
| 2019 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 8 | 3 | — | Won ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl against Ithaca, 20–17 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||||
| 2021 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 8 | 3 | — | Lost ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl against Brockport, 7–20 | |||||
| 2022 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | 2 | — | Won ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl against Hobart, 35–18 | |||||
| 2023 | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 9 | 2 | — | Won ECAC James Lynah Bowl against USMMA, 39–14 | |||||
| Total | 781 | 403 | 40 | (includes bowl games and post-season appearances ) | ||||||
| References: | ||||||||||
References
[edit]- General
- "Presidents Football 2009" (PDF). 2009 Football Guide. Washington & Jefferson College. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ "Post Season Results" (PDF). gomacsports.com. Middle Atlantic Conferences. 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2010.