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 Conference champions †Bowl game appearance *NCAA Division III playoffs ^
SeasonHead coachConferenceSeason resultsPostseasonWinsLossesTiesConference finishWashington & Jefferson Presidents1890No coachIndependent300—1891Independent420—1892J. J. ClarkIndependent400—1893Joseph HamiltonIndependent620—1894E. Gard EdwardsIndependent521—1895Independent611—1896Clinton WoodsIndependent801—1897Independent1010—1898W. D. InglisIndependent820—1899S. W. BlackIndependent920—1900W. B. SeamanIndependent631—1901Independent622—1902Independent640—1903Independent820—1904Independent531—1905Frank PiekarskiIndependent930—1906Independent920—1907Independent720—1908David C. MorrowIndependent1021—1909Independent811—1910Independent341—1911Independent640—1912Bob FolwellIndependent831—1913Independent1001—1914Independent1010—1915Independent811—1916Sol MetzgerIndependent820—1917Independent730—1918Ralph HutchinsonIndependent220—1919David C. MorrowIndependent520—1920Independent631—1921Greasy NealeIndependent1001Tied Rose Bowl against California, 0–0*1922Independent631—1923John HeismanIndependent611—1924David C. MorrowIndependent720—1925Independent621—1926Andrew KerrIndependent711—1927Independent702—1928Independent252—1929Bill AmosIndependent522—1930Independent521—1931Independent640—1932Leroy P. DayIndependent531—1933Independent271—1934Independent450—1935Independent440—1936Independent530—1937George RoarkIndependent251—1938Independent521—1939Independent530—1940Independent440—1941Stu HolcombIndependent511—1942Pete HenryIndependent350—Hiatus1945Pete HenryIndependent140—1946Henry LuechtIndependent620—1947Independent450—1948Independent530—1949Independent260—1950Alured RansomIndependent080—1951Independent330—1952Joe McMullenIndependent510—1953Independent440—1954Charles NelsonIndependent071—1955Independent080—1956Edward ChupaIndependent341—1957Independent161—1958Presidents' Athletic Conference170——1959Presidents' Athletic Conference061——1960Chuck ReamPresidents' Athletic Conference160——1961Presidents' Athletic Conference070——1962Presidents' Athletic Conference430——1963Presidents' Athletic Conference520——1964Presidents' Athletic Conference530——1965Presidents' Athletic Conference440——1966Presidents' Athletic Conference150——1967Presidents' Athletic Conference160——1968Presidents' Athletic Conference260——1969Presidents' Athletic Conference170——1970Presidents' Athletic Conference7101st—1971Presidents' Athletic Conference530——1972Presidents' Athletic Conference081——1973Pat MondockPresidents' Athletic Conference270——1974Presidents' Athletic Conference170——1975Presidents' Athletic Conference630——1976Presidents' Athletic Conference630——1977Presidents' Athletic Conference441——1978Presidents' Athletic Conference540——1979Presidents' Athletic Conference180——1980Presidents' Athletic Conference270——1981Presidents' Athletic Conference270——1982John LuckhardtPresidents' Athletic Conference450——1983Presidents' Athletic Conference351——1984Presidents' Athletic Conference9201stNCAA Division III Playoffs1985Presidents' Athletic Conference810——1986Presidents' Athletic Conference8201stNCAA Division III Playoffs1987Presidents' Athletic Conference10101stNCAA Division III Playoffs1988Presidents' Athletic Conference7111st—1989Presidents' Athletic Conference8201stNCAA Division III Playoffs1990Presidents' Athletic Conference10101stNCAA Division III Playoffs1991Presidents' Athletic Conference8201stNCAA Division III Playoffs1992Presidents' Athletic Conference11201stNCAA Division III Playoffs1993Presidents' Athletic Conference11101stNCAA Division III Playoffs1994Presidents' Athletic Conference11201stNCAA Division III Playoffs1995Presidents' Athletic Conference10101stNCAA Division III Playoffs1996Presidents' Athletic Conference821stNCAA Division III Playoffs1997Presidents' Athletic Conference63——1998Presidents' Athletic Conference541st—1999John BanaszakPresidents' Athletic Conference931stNCAA Division III Playoffs2000Presidents' Athletic Conference921stNCAA Division III Playoffs2001Presidents' Athletic Conference1111stNCAA Division III Playoffs2002Presidents' Athletic Conference931stNCAA Division III Playoffs2003Mike SirianniPresidents' Athletic Conference92—Won ECAC Southwest Region Bowl against Wilkes University, 41–19*2004Presidents' Athletic Conference1211stNCAA Division III Playoffs2005Presidents' Athletic Conference92—NCAA Division III Playoffs2006Presidents' Athletic Conference1021stNCAA Division III Playoffs2007Presidents' Athletic Conference1011stNCAA Division III Playoffs2008Presidents' Athletic Conference112—NCAA Division III Playoffs2009Presidents' Athletic Conference922ndNCAA Division III Playoffs2010Presidents' Athletic Conference922ndWon ECAC Southwest Region Bowl against Franklin & Marshall, 54–412011Presidents' Athletic Conference642nd—2012Presidents' Athletic Conference83T–1stNCAA Division III Playoffs2013Presidents' Athletic Conference83T–1stNCAA Division III Playoffs2014Presidents' Athletic Conference102T–1stNCAA Division III Playoffs2015Presidents' Athletic Conference82T–3rd—2016Presidents' Athletic Conference92T–3rdWon ECAC Presidents Bowl against Brockport, 38–312017Presidents' Athletic Conference1111stNCAA Division III Playoffs2018Presidents' Athletic Conference921stNCAA Division III Playoffs2019Presidents' Athletic Conference834thWon ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl against Ithaca, 20–172020–21Presidents' Athletic Conference311st—2021Presidents' Athletic Conference832ndLost ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl against Brockport, 7–202022Presidents' Athletic Conference92T–2ndWon ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl against Hobart, 35–182023Presidents' Athletic Conference923rdWon ECAC James Lynah Bowl against USMMA, 39–142024Presidents' Athletic Conference92T–1stLost NCAA Division III Playoffs Second Round against Randolph–Macon, 22–382025Presidents' Athletic Conference831stLost NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round against Susquehanna, 32–38Total79840840(includes bowl games and post-season appearances )References:
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