1926 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1926 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainTy Rauber
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Tennessee 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
NC State 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

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.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Lynchburg*
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 20Maryland
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 3–0[9]
November 25vs. Florida
T 7–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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Coaching staff[edit]

References[edit]

  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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