1947 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The 1947 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 226 to 140.[1]

1947 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1947 record5–3 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coachArt Lewis (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilson Field
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 1 0  9 2 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 1 0  8 2 0
South Carolina 4 1 1  6 2 1
No. 19 Duke 3 1 1  4 3 2
Washington and Lee 3 2 0  5 5 0
Maryland 3 2 1  7 2 2
No. 17 NC State 3 2 1  5 3 1
VPI 4 3 0  4 5 0
Davidson 3 3 1  6 3 1
Wake Forest 3 4 0  6 4 0
VMI 2 3 1  3 5 1
Clemson 1 3 0  4 5 0
The Citadel 1 4 0  3 5 0
Furman 1 4 0  2 7 0
Richmond 1 5 0  3 7 0
George Washington 0 4 0  1 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Quantico Marines
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 13–04,500[2]
September 27at Richmond
W 16–310,000[3]
October 4vs. West VirginiaCharleston, WVL 6–3511,000[4]
October 11George Washington
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 15–6[5]
October 18at No. 16 Virginia
L 7–32[6]
October 25Davidson
W 32–0[7]
November 1at No. 10 Army
L 13–6521,050[8]
November 8vs. VPI
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 14–27[9]
November 15vs. No. 12 William & MaryRoanoke, VAL 6–45[10]
November 22at Delaware
W 18–13[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1947 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. "W-L Generals Beat Quantico By 13-0 Score". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). September 21, 1947. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Spiders Score 3 Times In 2nd Half To Defeat Stubborn Randolph-Macon". The Staunton News-Leader. September 21, 1947. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "West Virginia Bumps W&L Generals Hard". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). October 5, 1947. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "15-6 Victory For W. And L." The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1947. p. Sports 4 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Virginia Trims W. And L., 32-7". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1947. p. Sports 2 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "W. & L. Eleven Trims Davidson By 32 To 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 1947. p. Sports 2 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rebounding Army Smothers W. and L." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 2, 1947. pp. 25–26 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "V.P.I. Eleven Tops Washington & Lee". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1947. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Robert Moore (November 16, 1947). "Flying Jack Cloud Stars As Indians Thump W&L, 45-6". Daily Press. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "W. & L. Defeats Delaware, 18-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1947. p. 2S via Newspapers.com.


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