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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 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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26Miller's School
W 12–0
October 3Richmond
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–0
October 10Hampden–Sydney
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 18–0
October 17Roanoke
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–0
November 1Richmond
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 6–0
November 4at Randolph–MaconAshland, VAW 16–0
November 11at VPIL 0–15
November 18at North Carolina A&MRaleigh, NCL 0–21
November 30at George Washington
W 17–0

[1][3][4]

References

  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. ^ "Calyx". archive.org. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Football: W. and L 34--Richmond College 0". Ring-tum Phi. No. Vol. IX No. 2. 7 October 1905. Retrieved 10 October 2020. {{cite news}}: |issue= has extra text (help)