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1905 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1905 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainE. Rankin
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 1904
1906 →
1905 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tusculum     1 0 0
Stetson     4 0 1
VPI     9 1 0
Navy     10 1 1
Grant     6 1 0
Kentucky University     7 0 3
Oklahoma     7 2 0
Washington and Lee     7 2 0
Texas A&M     7 2 0
Marshall     6 2 0
North Carolina A&M     4 1 1
West Virginia     6 3 0
Kentucky State College     6 3 1
South Carolina     4 2 1
Maryland     6 4 0
Central State Normal     4 3 1
North Carolina     4 3 1
Virginia     5 4 0
Catholic University     0 0 1
TCU     4 4 0
Delaware     3 4 1
The Citadel     2 3 1
Richmond     3 5 2
George Washington     3 4 2
Davidson     3 4 0
Howard (AL)     1 2 1
VMI     2 5 1
Oklahoma A&M     1 4 2
Arkansas     2 6 0
Kendall     1 3 0
Georgetown     2 7 0
Goldey College     1 4 0
Baylor     1 6 0
Louisiana Industrial     0 1 0

The 1905 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented the Washington and Lee University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. This was the school's first successful football team,[1] capped by the victory on Thanksgiving over George Washington.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Miller's School
W 12–0
October 3Richmond
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–0[3]
October 10Hampden–Sydney
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 18–0
October 17Roanoke
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–0
November 13:30 p.m.at RichmondW 6–0[4][5]
November 4at Randolph–MaconAshland, VAW 16–0
November 11at VPIL 0–15
November 18at North Carolina A&MRaleigh, NCL 0–21[6]
November 30at George Washington
W 17–0[7]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Washington and Lee". The Washington Post. November 26, 1905. p. 39. Retrieved August 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Virginians Wins The Game". The Washington Post. December 1, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved August 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Richmond Shut Out". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 4, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Foot-ball To-day". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 1, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Play Fast Game Against Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 2, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "A&M defeated Washington & Lee". The News and Observer. November 19, 1905. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W&L, 17; Geo. Washington, 0". The Baltimore Sun. December 1, 1905. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Calyx". Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  9. ^ "Football: W. and L 34--Richmond College 0". Ring-tum Phi. Vol. IX, no. 2. October 7, 1905. Retrieved October 10, 2020.