1916 Washington and Lee Generals football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1916 Washington and Lee Generals football South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association SAIAA 5–2–2 1–0 Jogger Elcock 3rd Harry Young Wilson Field The 1916 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1916 college football season. The Generals were coached by Jogger Elcock in his third year as head coach, compiling a record of 5–2–2 (1–0 SAIAA). The team gave John Heisman's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets its only blemish with a 7–7 tie. It was captained by College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry Young.http://wlu.prestosports.com/information/hall_of_fame/young_cy Harry K. "Cy" Young February 22, 2015 Tackle Bob Ignico was selected third-team All-American by Walter Camp. Schedule Eastern September 30 w y 1916 Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets Randolph–Macon Wilson Field Lexington, VA 80–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-generals-swamp-l/189995166/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Generals swamp light Randolph–Macon eleven October 1, 1916 January 27, 2026 Newspapers.com October 7 l y y Army The Plain West Point, NY 7–14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-army-outplays-w-l/189995279/ The Baltimore Sun Army outplays W. & L. October 8, 1916 January 27, 2026 Newspapers.com October 14 t y y Rutgers Neilson Field Piscataway, NJ 13–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-rutgers-holds-w-and-l/189995385/ New York Tribune Rutgers holds W. and L. team to 13–13 score October 15, 1916 January 27, 2026 Newspapers.com October 21 w y 1916 Roanoke Maroons Roanoke Wilson Field Lexington, VA 30–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-roanoke-college-beaten/189995481/ The Roanoke Times Roanoke College beaten by W. & L. October 22, 1916 January 27, 2026 Newspapers.com October 28 t y y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA 7–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-tech-and-generals/189995566/ The Birmingham Age-Herald Tech and Generals battle to draw in exciting game October 29, 1916 January 27, 2026 Newspapers.com November 4 2:30 p.m. w y y Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD 10–0 Big Gridiron Games On Schedule Today https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92102393/the-washington-post/ The Washington Post Washington, D.C. November 4, 1916 8 January 8, 2022 Newspapers.com November 11 w y Bucknell Wilson Field Lexington, VA 55–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-generals-defeat-buck/189995678/ The Virginian-Pilot Generals defeat Bucknell November 12, 1916 January 27, 2026 Newspapers.com November 18 l y y Washington & Jefferson Broad Street Park Richmond, VA 6–10 Wash - Jeffs Hand Defeat To Wash-Lee https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85546419/pittsburgh-daily-post/ The Pittsburgh Sunday Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 19, 1916 21 September 18, 2021 Newspapers.com November 30 w y North Carolina A&M Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC 21–0 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-aggies-no-match-for/150690813/ The Virginian-Pilot Aggies no match for Generals December 1, 1916 January 27, 2026 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-lee/1916-schedule.html February 22, 2015 1916 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results References Washington And Lee Category:Washington and Lee Generals football seasons Washington and Lee Generals Football