1914 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1914 Washington and Lee Generals football
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SAIAA co-champion
Conference South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1914 record9–0 (3–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
  1913
1915  
1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington and Lee +300900
Virginia +300810
North Carolina 1101010
VPI 110621
Georgetown 011242
North Carolina A&M 021331
St. John's (MD) 010010
Johns Hopkins 010020
Richmond 020540
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1914 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1914 college football season. Led by Jogger Elcock in his first year as head coach, the Generals compiled an undefeated, 9–0 record (3–0 SAIAA) and winning the SAIAA title. [1] The team outscored its opponents 324 to 12.

Tackle Ted Shultz was selected an All-American by the Philadelphia Public Ledger. College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry "Cy" Young was in the backfield. Edward Donahue was later a coach.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26 Marshall *
W 34–0
October 3 Morris Harvey *
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 103–0
October 10 Roanoke *
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 69–0
October 17at Georgetown
W 14–0
October 24 Wake Forest *
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 72–0
October 313:00 p.m. [2] vs. VPI
W 7–65,000 [3]
November 7 Swarthmore * Lynchburg, VA W 10–0
November 14vs. West Virginia * Charleston, WV W 8–6
November 26vs. North Carolina A&M Norfolk, VA W 7–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. Conference Champions of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine ,College Football Data Warehouse
  2. 1 2 "College Athletes Take The Town for One Today". The World News. Library of Virginia. October 31, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. "V.P.I. is First Squad to Score on Generals". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Virginia. November 1, 1914. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  4. "1914 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results" . Retrieved February 22, 2015.