1941 Washington and Lee Generals football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1941 Washington and Lee Generals football Southern Conference SoCon 1–6–2 1–2–2 Riley Smith 1st Wilson Field The 1941 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 1941 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Riley Smith, the team compiled a 1–6–2 record (1–2–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 93 to 69.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-lee/1941-schedule.html September 25, 2019 1941 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football Washington and Lee was ranked at No. 133 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 26 Sewanee<ncg> Wilson Field Lexington, VA L 19–20 3,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-beardens-boot-gives-sewa/137157098/ The Nashville Tennessean Bearden's boot gives Sewanee win September 27, 1941 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 4 Kentucky<ncg> Wilson Field Lexington, VA L 0–7 3,000 W.&L. Yields To Kentucky, 7-0: Mullins' Dash Bests W.&L. Daily Press October 5, 1941 1C, 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36106261/wl_yields_to_kentucky_70_mullins/ Newspapers.com October 10 at George Washington Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. T 0–0 7,000 Colonials And Generals In a Scoreless Tilt The Staunton News-Leader October 11, 1941 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36322512/colonials_and_generals_in_a_scoreless/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Richmond City Stadium Richmond, VA W 21–0 6,000 Washington-Lee Defeats Richmond, 21-0: Sophomore Harry Baugher Sparks Generals To Win Before 6,000 Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia) October 19, 1941 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36407102/washingtonlee_defeats_richmond_210/ Newspapers.com October 25 vs VPI Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA L 3–13 6,000 Inspired Gobblers Smash Blue Hopes For Big Six Title https://repository.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/30098/RTP_19411028.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Washington and Lee University The Ring-tum Phi October 28, 1941 3 February 1, 2016 November 1 vs West Virginia Laidley Field Charleston, WV L 6–7 9,300 West Virginia Wins, 21 to 0, Over Kansas The Pittsburgh Post November 9, 1941 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35903927/west_virginia_wins_21_to_0_over_kansas/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Virginia<ncg> Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA L 7–27 6,000 Cavaliers Launch Season With Win Over Outclassed H-S Squad As 6,000 Watch The Staunton News-Leader Barton Pattie September 21, 1941 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36175912/cavaliers_launch_season_with_win_over/ Newspapers.com November 15 Davidson Wilson Field Lexington, VA T 13–13 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-cats-fight-general/137157239/ Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel Cats fight Generals to a deadlock November 16, 1941 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 20 at Maryland Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD L 0–6 3,000 Maryland Scores In Third Period To Defeat Washington And Lee, 6-0 The Baltimore Sun Craig E. Taylor November 21, 1941 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35870644/maryland_scores_in_third_period_to/ Newspapers.com References Washington and Lee Category:Washington and Lee Generals football seasons Washington and Lee Generals football