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1919 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The 1919 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1919 college football season. The Generals competed in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) and were coached by W. C. Raftery in his third year as head coach, compiling an 8–1 record (2–1 SAIAA). In captain Turner Bethel's final game, a win over Tulane, he "covered himself with glory as well as mud."[1] Quarterback Jim Mattox made the field goal to upset Georgia Tech.[2]

1919 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (2–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainTurner Bethel
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Maryland State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Richmond 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Virginia 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
VPI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Catholic University 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Davidson 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Fuzzy Woodruff gave W&L the championship of the South for 1919.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4Randolph–Macon*
W 21–0
October 11Davidson
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 7–0[4]
October 18Norfolk Navy Base*W 78–0
October 25Roanoke*
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 32–0
November 1vs. VPILynchburg, VAW 3–0
November 8at Georgia Tech*
W 3–0
November 15South Carolina*
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 26–0[5]
November 22at Georgetown
L 6–27
November 27at Tulane*
W 7–0[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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Players

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Line

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Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Ed Bailey guard
Turner Bethel tackle Goochland, Virginia
Pat Collins center/tackle
Jack Corbett end
Oliver Daves end Fayetteville, Tennessee
Marv Mattox end Leesville, Virginia 5'9" 170
L. L. Moore
Frank Paget center
Paul Sanford guard

Backfield

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Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Mac Cogbill quarterback
Jim Mattox quarterback Leesville, Virginia 5'9" 168
J. W. McDonald fullback
Sam Raines halfback
Stevenson halfback
Joe Silverstein fullback

Subs

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Player Position Games
started 		Hometown Prep school Height Weight Age
Cobb halfback

Coaching staff

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References

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  1. ^ "Generals Close Football Season Triumphant" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Vol. 23, no. 9. December 2, 1919.
  2. ^ "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1920.
  3. ^ Woodruff 1928, p. 105
  4. ^ "Davidson eleven loses". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 12, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Generals defeat South Carolina". Daily Press. November 16, 1919. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gaines' 20-yard run gives Generals game". The Washington Post. November 28, 1919. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1919 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1920.

Sources

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  • Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 2.


 

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