1919 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1919 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (2–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
Captain Turner Bethel
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
  1918
1920  
1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown $ 2 0 07 3 0
Maryland State 4 1 05 4 0
NC State 3 1 07 2 0
North Carolina 3 1 04 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 1 08 1 0
VMI 4 2 06 2 0
Richmond 2 2 15 2 2
Virginia 1 1 12 5 2
VPI 2 4 05 4 0
William & Mary 1 3 02 6 1
Catholic University 0 1 01 6 1
St. John's (MD) 0 1 00 1 0
Johns Hopkins 0 1 00 2 0
Davidson 0 4 04 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1919 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1919 college football season. The Generals competed in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) and were coached by W. C. Raftery in his third year as head coach, compiling an 8–1 record (2–1 SAIAA). In captain Turner Bethel's final game, a win over Tulane, he "covered himself with glory as well as mud." [1] Quarterback Jim Mattox made the field goal to upset Georgia Tech. [2]

Contents

Fuzzy Woodruff gave W&L the championship of the South for 1919. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4 Randolph–Macon *
W 21–0
October 11 Davidson
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, Virginia
W 7–0 [4]
October 18Norfolk Navy Base*W 78–0
October 25 Roanoke *
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, Virginia
W 32–0
November 1vs. VPI Lynchburg, Virginia W 3–0
November 8at Georgia Tech *W 3–0
November 15 South Carolina *
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, Virginia
W 26–0 [5]
November 22at Georgetown
L 6–27
November 27at Tulane *
W 7–0 [6]
  • *Non-conference game

[7] [8]

Players

Line

PlayerPositionGames
started
HometownPrep schoolHeightWeightAge
Ed Baileyguard
Turner Bethel tackle Goochland, Virginia
Pat Collinscenter/tackle
Jack Corbettend
Oliver Davesend Fayetteville, Tennessee
Marv Mattox end Leesville, Virginia 5'9"170
L. L. Moore
Frank Pagetcenter
Paul Sanfordguard

Backfield

PlayerPositionGames
started
HometownPrep schoolHeightWeightAge
Mac Cogbillquarterback
Jim Mattox quarterbackLeesville, Virginia5'9"168
J. W. McDonaldfullback
Sam Raineshalfback
Stevensonhalfback
Joe Silversteinfullback

Subs

PlayerPositionGames
started
HometownPrep schoolHeightWeightAge
Cobbhalfback

Coaching staff

References

  1. "Generals Close Football Season Triumphant" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Vol. 23, no. 9. December 2, 1919.
  2. "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1920.
  3. Woodruff 1928 , p. 105
  4. "Davidson eleven loses". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 12, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Generals defeat South Carolina". Daily Press. November 16, 1919. Retrieved January 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Gaines' 20-yard run gives Generals game". The Washington Post. November 28, 1919. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1919 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results" . Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  8. "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1920.

Sources