1914 Washington and Lee Generals football team
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SAIAA co-champion | |
Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 9–0 (3–0 SAIAA) |
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Home stadium | Wilson Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's (MD) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Johns Hopkins | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1914 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1914 college football season. The Generals competed in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) and were coached by Jogger Elcock in his first year as head coach, compiling an undefeated, 9–0 record (3–0 SAIAA) and winning the SAIAA title.[1] The team outscored its opponents 324 to 12.
Tackle Ted Shultz was selected an All-American by the Philadelphia Public Ledger. College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry "Cy" Young was in the backfield. Edward Donahue was later a coach.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 26 | Marshall* |
| W 34–0 | ||
October 3 | Morris Harvey* |
| W 103–0 | ||
October 10 | Roanoke* |
| W 69–0 | ||
October 17 | at Georgetown |
| W 14–0 | ||
October 24 | Wake Forest* |
| W 72–0 | ||
October 31 | 3:00 p.m.[2] | vs. VPI |
| W 7–6 | 5,000[3] |
November 7 | Swarthmore* | Lynchburg, VA | W 10–0 | ||
November 14 | vs. West Virginia* | Charleston, WV | W 8–6 | ||
November 26 | vs. North Carolina A&M | Norfolk, VA | W 7–0 | ||
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References
- ^ Conference Champions of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association,College Football Data Warehouse
- ^ a b "College Athletes Take The Town for One Today". The World News. Library of Virginia. October 31, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "V.P.I. is First Squad to Score on Generals". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 1, 1914. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "1914 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 22, 2015.