1915 Washington and Lee Generals football team
American college football season
1915 Washington and Lee Generals football | |
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SAIAA co-champion | |
Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 6–1–1 (2–0 SAIAA) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Ted Shultz |
Home stadium | Wilson Field |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catholic University | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johns Hopkins | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1915 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1915 college football season.[1] Ted Shultz was captain.[2][3] The team also included Cy Young and Johnny Barrett. Barrett ran 90 yards on Cornell.[4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | Davidson* |
| W 14–0 | [5] | |
October 2 | vs. West Virginia Wesleyan* | Lynchburg, VA | W 20–0 | [6] | |
October 9 | Marshall* |
| W 27–0 | [7] | |
October 16 | vs. VPI |
| W 13–0 | 4,000 | [8][9][10] |
October 30 | vs. Indiana* |
| T 7–7 | 8,500 | [11] |
November 6 | Roanoke* |
| W 21–0 | [12] | |
November 13 | at Cornell* | L 21–40 | [13][14] | ||
November 25 | vs. North Carolina A&M | W 48–13 | [15] | ||
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References
- ^ "1915 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results".
- ^ "The Indianapolis Football Game". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. 2: 322. 1915.
- ^ "Shultz Is Named 1915 Captain by Washington & Lee" (PDF). Atlanta Constitution. December 13, 1914.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Grantland Rice (November 30, 1915). "The Sport Light". The Marion Star. p. 8. Retrieved March 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Generals down Davidson". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Washington and Lee winner over Wesleyan here". TheLynchburg News. October 3, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Puts up hard battle against the Generals". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Generals Defeat Techs 13 To 0" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 19, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Cy Young Badly Injured". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 17, 1915. p. 23. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Washington & Lee Swamped V.P.I. In Roanoke". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. October 20, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ "McIntosh's 85-yard run for touchdown features tied game between Indiana and Washington-Lee". The Indianapolis Star. October 31, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Washington and Lee holds Roanoke eleven scoreless". The Wilmington Morning Star. November 7, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornell strengthens hold on 1915 title". The Ithaca Journal. November 15, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornell forced to limit to beat Washington & Lee". Buffalo Courier. November 14, 1915. p. 79. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Generals win from Aggies; Rolling up 48–13 score". The Virginian-Pilot. November 26, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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