Washington & Jefferson (8-1, 6-0) vs. Westminster (5-4, 4-2) 

When: Saturday, November 14, 2026
Where: New Wilmington, Pa.
Stadium: Memorial Field
Kickoff: 1:00 p.m.

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THE SERIES: The Washington & Jefferson Presidents travel to New Wilmington to take on the Westminster Titans for the 48th meeting between the programs. W&J leads the series 40-7. After the programs met 22 times between 1894 and 1930, the teams went 70 years before the next meeting, which came in 2000. After W&J began the series 35-2, the Titans won five out of six from 2016 to 2021. The Presidents have responded by winning the last four meetings.
 
RICH TRADITION: The Washington & Jefferson football program has won 806 games in its 132-year history (806-409-40), third among NCAA Division III schools behind Mount Union (885) and Wittenberg (809). Wabash (738) and Widener (737) round out the D-III top five. Across all NCAA divisions, the Presidents' win total ranks 22nd all-time. W&J's 29 PAC titles are the most in league history, and its 28 NCAA Playoff appearances are the third-most among Division III schools. The program also has 43 consecutive winning seasons, the third-longest active streak, trailing only Linfield (70) and Mount Union (48).
 
THREE-PEAT: The Presidents have clinched their third consecutive PAC Championship and 29th overall. W&J also claimed the league's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Playoffs for the third straight season, which will be the program's 29th playoff appearance.
 
GROUND AND POUND: The Presidents topped 300 rushing yards for the fifth time this season, with a 360-yard performance against Saint Francis. The 360 yards were the most in a game for W&J since the 2014 season. It was the 20th time W&J has reached the milestone under Mike Sirianni. The Presidents have recorded a rushing touchdown in 35 consecutive games.
 
HALFWAY HOME: Under Mike Sirianni, W&J is 168-6 (.966) when leading at halftime.
 
TAKE IT AWAY BOYS: The W&J defense has forced 24 turnovers this season, ninth in Division III. The Presidents have picked off 17 passes, good for third in the nation.
 
STAYING SHARP: Junior Andrew Sharp (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) stands as the nation's leader in total touchdowns, rushing scores and total points, and he ranks inside the top 10 in rushing yards and yards per carry. Sharp has rushed for 1,224 yards, the most for a W&J back since Ryan Ruffing rushed for 1,227 yards in 2015.
 
THE RANKINGS: In the official NCAA Power Index (NPI), W&J checks in at No. 21. If the Presidents remain inside the top 24 of the NPI rankings, they would likely earn a first-round bye in the NCAA Playoffs. W&J broke into the D3football.com Top 25 this week, marking the first time the team has been ranked since the final poll of the 2024 season. W&J earned the final spot in the rankings after a six-week stay in the receiving votes tab.
 
W&J VS. THE PAC: The Presidents have won 20 consecutive Presidents' Athletic Conference games by an average margin of 38 points. The Presidents maintain a winning record against every current PAC program.
 
Team                                                                Record (Pct.)
Allegheny                                                          25-20-1 (.556)
Bethany                                                             80-21 (.792)
Case Western Reserve                                    16-10 (.615)
Geneva                                                               52-19-2 (.732)
Grove City                                                          47-14 (.770)
Hiram                                                                  12-7-1 (.632)
Saint Francis                                                        3-1 (.750)
Saint Vincent                                                       16-1 (.941)
Thiel                                                                   54-22-2 (.711)
Waynesburg                                                       49-4 (.925)
Westminster                                                       40-7 (.851)
Total                                                                394-126-6 (.758)
 
ON THE AIR WITH WJPA: Bob Gregg has been the voice of W&J football on WJPA Radio since the 1984 season opener. During that span, the Presidents have recorded 377 wins, a winning percentage above .800, 28 PAC titles, and two Stagg Bowl appearances. Gregg and longtime broadcast partner Mark Uriah received the Dow Carnahan Media Award at PAC Football Media Day in 2023. Uriah has since retired from the booth, while Gregg returns for his 43rd season covering W&J football. He is joined by Jack Sacco for the 2026 season.
 
SCOUTING WESTMINSTER: The Titans enter the matchup with a 5-4 record and have won their last four games. The turnaround has been due in part to the emergence of senior running back Jayveerh White, whose yards-per-carry average of 12.03 leads the NCAA among qualified ball carriers. The White-led rushing attack averages 204.3 yards per game, 39th in Division III. The Westminster defense has struggled to stop the run, allowing 169 rushing yards per game.
 
DOGS OF WAR: W&J's offensive line has adopted a tough, road-grater mentality under offensive line coach Todd Pivnick '94. The Presidents' offense runs through the youthful starting line with two sophomores, two juniors and just one senior. The unit has allowed starting quarterback Braylon Wagner (New Bethlehem, Pa./Redbank Valley) to be sacked two times in his six starts, while also clearing the way for one of the nation's best rushing attacks.
 
KEEP 'EM OFF THE BOARD: W&J has allowed just six touchdowns this season. The Presidents have recorded four shutouts and have held opponents under 10 points in seven games.
 
DEPENDABLE DEVEN: Senior specialist Deven Wyandt (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) kicked eight extra points against Saint Francis, bringing his career total to 204. He passed Mike Evan (1993-96) for both the school and PAC records. Wyandt is 49-for-49 on extra points this season and is within striking distance of the program record of 53 consecutive extra points made in a single season, which he set in 2025. Among active Division III players, Wyandt ranks second in career extra points, sixth in PAT percentage (.971) and 12th in total points (258).
 
PAC WEEK 9 RECAP
 
Westminster 62, Thiel 13: Westminster's Jayveerh White rushed for a school-record 266 yards and four touchdowns. It was White's sixth straight game with 100 or more rushing yards. The Titans rolled up 335 rushing yards as a team.
 
Allegheny 35, Hiram 13: After trailing Hiram 13-7 at halftime, the Gators scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to move to 8-1. Carson Colucci passed for 162 yards and three touchdowns and added 93 rushing yards.
 
W&J 63, Saint Francis 0: Andrew Sharp (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) topped 100 rushing yards for the sixth straight game. Sharp, the leading scorer in Division III, added three touchdowns. The Presidents totaled 360 rushing yards as a team, the most for the program since rushing for 367 on November 8, 2014.
 
Grove City 21, Case Western Reserve 16: Grove City held off a late Spartan comeback with a key fourth-down stop with 2:24 to go. Braxtyn Brown led the Wolverines with 115 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
 
Waynesburg 40, Geneva 14: Waynesburg scored 33 unanswered points in the second half. Luke Hudson tossed five touchdown passes for the Yellow Jackets, four of them in the second half. Waynesburg's defense tallied nine sacks on Geneva passers.
 
Bethany 42, Saint Vincent 38: Bethany rallied from a 24-7 deficit to take down the Bearcats. The Bison bookended halftime, scoring with three seconds remaining in the first half and then putting together a long touchdown drive to begin the second half. Despite trailing by 10 with 13 minutes left, Bethany won it with two scoring runs.