1928 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1928 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference Southern Conference
Record2–8 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainEarl Fitzpatrick
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
  1927
1929  
1928 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 0 010 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 19 0 1
Florida 6 1 08 1 0
VPI 4 1 07 2 0
Alabama 6 2 06 3 0
LSU 3 1 16 2 1
Clemson 4 2 08 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 08 2 0
Tulane 3 3 16 3 1
Ole Miss 3 3 05 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 25 3 2
Kentucky 2 2 14 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 16 2 2
Maryland 2 3 16 3 1
VMI 2 3 15 3 2
Georgia 2 4 04 5 0
NC State 1 3 14 5 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 02 4 2
Virginia 1 6 02 6 1
Washington and Lee 1 6 02 8 0
Sewanee 0 5 02 7 0
Auburn 0 7 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 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 1928 college football season. In their third season under head coach James P. Herron, Washington and Lee compiled a 2–8 record. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29 Lynchburg *
W 56–0 [2]
October 6 NC State
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 38–6 [3]
October 13at Kentucky L 0–6 [4]
October 20vs. West Virginia *
L 0–22 [5]
October 27at Tennessee L 6–27 [6]
November 3at Virginia L 13–20 [7]
November 10at Princeton *L 12–25 [8]
November 17 VPI
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 7–13 [9]
November 24vs. Maryland L 0–6 [10]
November 29at Florida L 6–60 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "1928 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  2. "Generals open with victory, score, 56 to 0". The Virginian-Pilot. September 30, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Generals smother Carolina State Wolfpack". The Portsmouth Star. October 7, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Kentucky beats Washington, Lee by score of 6–0". The Owensboro Messenger. October 14, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Generals downed by Mountaineers". Bristol Herald Courier. October 21, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Washington and Lee loses to strong Tennessee eleven by count of 26 to 7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 28, 1926. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "W.–L. fights but Virginia lead sticks". The Atlanta Journal. November 4, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "W. and L. grid eleven bows to Princeton". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 11, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Virginia Poly wins another". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "U. of M. Beats W. & L." The Sunday Star. November 25, 1928 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Florida 'Gators aock W. & L. for 60–6 Row!". Reading Times. November 30, 1928. p. 26. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.