Hall of Fame
The 1921 Rose Bowl Football Team went down in history as the most successful athletic team in Washington & Jefferson history, advancing all the way to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., for the national championship game. The Presidents battled the University of California to the only scoreless tie in the history of the Rose Bowl. Playing with just 11 men, W&J held the heavily favored Golden Bears to just two first downs, zero completed passes and 49 yards rushing.
In all, Washington & Jefferson set four Rose Bowl records. Under the guidance of Head Coach Earle “Greasy” Neale, W&J defeated the likes of Lehigh, Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Detroit en route to the national championship game. Following the season, Russ Stein was named an All-American, while Hal Erickson and Herb Kopf were All-East Eleven honorees.
