1926 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1926 Washington and Lee Generals football
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Conference Southern Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Captain Ty Rauber
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
←  1925
1927  →
1926 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 –0 –09 –0 –1
Tennessee 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
South Carolina 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Georgia 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Virginia 4 –2 –16 –2 –2
VPI 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
Washington and Lee 3 –2 –14 –3 –2
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Auburn 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
LSU 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Ole Miss 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
VMI 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Tulane 2 –4 –03 –5 –1
Maryland 1 –3 –15 –4 –1
Clemson 1 –3 –02 –7 –0
Florida 1 –4 –12 –6 –2
Kentucky 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
NC State 0 –4 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
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The 1926 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1926 college football season. In their first season under head coach James P. Herron, Washington and Lee compiled a 4–3–2 record. Fullback Ty Rauber was All-Southern and third team AP All-America, the school's first player to make any All-America team.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25 Lynchburg *
W 35–0 [1]
October 2vs. West Virginia *
L 0–18 [2]
October 9at Princeton *
T 7–7 [3]
October 16at Kentucky
W 14–13 [4]
October 23at Georgia Tech
L 7–19 [5]
November 6at Virginia
L 7–30 [6]
November 13vs. VPI
W 13–0 [7] [8]
November 20 Maryland
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 3–0 [9]
November 25vs. Florida
T 7–7 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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Coaching staff

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References

  1. ↑ "Generals romp to easy victory over Lynchburg". The Roanoke Times. September 26, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "W. Va. wins tilt from Generals". The Pittsburgh Press. October 3, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Washington and Lee draws with Princeton". Allentown Morning Call. October 10, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Generals win but have stiff tussle". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Golden Tornado trims Generals". The News and Observer. October 24, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cavaliers defeat Generals, 30 to 7". The Roanoke Times. November 7, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Generals beat Gobblers". Daily Press. November 14, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "VPI vs. W&L Official Souvenir Program". VPI vs. W & L Football Program. 1926. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Generals eke 3-to-0 victory on Maryland". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Fighting Gators play Generals of Virginia to seven to seven tie". The Pensacola Journal. November 26, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1926 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1927.
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