1916 Washington and Lee Generals football team

1916 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2–2 (1–0 SAIAA)
Head coach	Jogger Elcock (3rd season)
Captain	Harry Young
Home stadium	Wilson Field

1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VPI $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Georgetown	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
George Washington	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Catholic University	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Virginia	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Richmond	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	2
VMI	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	2	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Johns Hopkins	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
North Carolina A&M	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1916 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1916 college football season. The Generals were coached by Jogger Elcock in his third year as head coach, compiling a record of 5–2–2 (1–0 SAIAA). The team gave John Heisman's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets its only blemish with a 7–7 tie. It was captained by College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry Young.

Tackle Bob Ignico was selected third-team All-American by Walter Camp.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	Randolph–Macon*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 80–0
October 7	at Army*	The Plain West Point, NY	L 7–14
October 14	at Rutgers*	Neilson Field Piscataway, NJ	T 13–13
October 21	Roanoke*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 30–0
October 28	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	T 7–7
November 4	at Navy*	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 10–0
November 11	Bucknell*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 55–7
November 18	Washington & Jefferson*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 6–10
November 30	at North Carolina A&M	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 21–0
*Non-conference game