1915 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1915 Washington and Lee Generals football
SAIAA co-champion
Conference South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–1–1 (2–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
Captain Ted Shultz
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
←  1914
1916  →
1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Virginia + 2 –0 –08 –1 –0
Washington and Lee + 2 –0 –06 –1 –1
Georgetown + 2 –0 –07 –2 –0
Catholic University 1 –0 –05 –2 –0
Johns Hopkins 1 –0 –01 –0 –0
Richmond 0 –1 –04 –4 –1
VPI 0 –1 –04 –4 –0
North Carolina A&M 0 –2 –03 –3 –1
North Carolina 0 –2 –04 –3 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1915 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1915 college football season. [1] Ted Shultz was captain. [2] [3] The team also included Cy Young and Johnny Barrett. Barrett ran 90 yards on Cornell. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Davidson *
W 14–0 [5]
October 2vs. West Virginia Wesleyan * Lynchburg, VA W 20–0 [6]
October 9 Marshall *
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 27–0 [7]
October 16vs. VPI
W 13–04,000 [8] [9] [10]
October 30vs. Indiana *
T 7–78,500 [11]
November 6 Roanoke *
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 21–0 [12]
November 13at Cornell *
L 21–40 [13] [14]
November 25vs. North Carolina A&M
W 48–13 [15]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1915 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results".
  2. ↑ "The Indianapolis Football Game". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. 2: 322. 1915.
  3. ↑ "Shultz Is Named 1915 Captain by Washington & Lee" (PDF). Atlanta Constitution. December 13, 1914.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ Grantland Rice (November 30, 1915). "The Sport Light". The Marion Star. p. 8. Retrieved March 4, 2016– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Generals down Davidson". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Washington and Lee winner over Wesleyan here". TheLynchburg News. October 3, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Puts up hard battle against the Generals". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Generals Defeat Techs 13 To 0" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 19, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Cy Young Badly Injured". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Library of Congress. October 17, 1915. p. 23. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Washington & Lee Swamped V.P.I. In Roanoke". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. October 20, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  11. ↑ "McIntosh's 85-yard run for touchdown features tied game between Indiana and Washington-Lee". The Indianapolis Star. October 31, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Washington and Lee holds Roanoke eleven scoreless". The Wilmington Morning Star. November 7, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Cornell strengthens hold on 1915 title". The Ithaca Journal. November 15, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Cornell forced to limit to beat Washington & Lee". Buffalo Courier. November 14, 1915. p. 79. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Generals win from Aggies; Rolling up 48–13 score". The Virginian-Pilot. November 26, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.


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