1920 Washington and Lee Generals football team

1920 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3 (3–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilson Field
1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Maryland 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Washington and Lee 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Georgetown 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Virginia 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
NC State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Richmond 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Davidson 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
VPI 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Catholic University 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
George Washington 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1920 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach W. C. Raftery, Washington and Lee compiled a 5–3 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Davidson
W 6–0[2]
October 9Wake Forest*
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 27–0[3]
October 16at Princeton*
L 0–34[4]
October 23Roanoke*
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 49–7[5]
October 30vs. VPI
W 13–0[6]
November 6vs. West Virginia*
L 10–14[7]
November 13at Auburn*
L 0–77[8]
November 20at Georgetown
W 16–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1920 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  2. ^ "Davidson lost to Generals by score of 6 to 0". The Charlotte News. October 3, 1920. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W.&L. easily wins from Wake Forest". The Roanoke Times. October 10, 1920. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers overwhelm W. and L. team, 34–0". The New York Times. October 17, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Generals smash Roanoke line". The Virginian-Pilot. October 24, 1920. Retrieved January 28, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginia Tech Vanquished By Generals In 13–0 Game" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 2, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  7. ^ "Generals lose close game". The Virginian-Pilot. November 7, 1920. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Generals go down, 77 to 0". The News. November 14, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgetown up against it". The Washington Times. November 21, 1920. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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