1917 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1917 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1917 record4–3 (2–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
  1916
1918  
1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown $ 2 0 08 1 0
Richmond 2 1 04 2 1
Washington and Lee 2 1 04 3 0
North Carolina A&M 2 1 16 2 1
VPI 2 1 16 2 1
Maryland State 2 1 14 3 1
Davidson 1 2 06 4 0
VMI 1 3 14 4 1
St. John's (MD) 0 1 00 1 0
Johns Hopkins 0 1 00 3 0
William & Mary 0 3 03 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1917 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented the Washington and Lee Generals of Washington and Lee during the 1917 college football season. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13 Randolph–Macon *
W 66–0
October 20at Georgia Tech *L 0–63 [2]
October 27 North Carolina A&M
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 28–7
November 3 Richmond
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 43–0
November 10 Roanoke *
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 118–3
November 17vs. Georgetown
L 12–20
November 29vs. Washington & Jefferson *
L 0–12 [3] [4]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "1917 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results".
  2. "Georgia Crushes W. And. L" (PDF). The New York Times. October 21, 1917. p. 3.
  3. "W. & L. Beaten In Gloomy Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. "W. & L. Beaten In Gloomy Game (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. November 30, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved September 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .