1905 Washington and Lee Generals football team

1905 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	R. R. Brown (1st season)
Captain	E. Rankin
Home stadium	Wilson Field

1905 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26		Miller's School	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 12–0
October 3		Richmond	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 34–0	[3]
October 10		Hampden–Sydney	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 18–0
October 17		Roanoke	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 34–0
November 1	3:30 p.m.	at Richmond	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	W 6–0	[4][5]
November 4		at Randolph–Macon	Ashland, VA	W 16–0
November 11		at VPI	Gibboney Field Blacksburg, VA	L 0–15
November 18		at North Carolina A&M	Raleigh, NC	L 0–21	[6]
November 30		at George Washington	Van Ness Park Washington, DC	W 17–0	[7]

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References

1. "Washington and Lee". The Washington Post. November 26, 1905. p. 39. Retrieved August 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Virginians Wins The Game". The Washington Post. December 1, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved August 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Richmond Shut Out". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 4, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Foot-ball To-day". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 1, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Play Fast Game Against Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 2, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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.