1919 Washington and Lee Generals football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1919 Washington and Lee Generals football South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association SAIAA 8–1 2–1 W. C. Raftery 2nd Turner Bethel Wilson Field thumb | right | Georgetown University football plays Washington and Lee University football on November 22, 1919 at Georgetown Field 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."https://repository.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/27347/RG39_RTP_19191202.pdf?sequence=1 The Ring-tum Phi December 2, 1919 9 23 Generals Close Football Season Triumphant Quarterback Jim Mattox made the field goal to upset Georgia Tech.https://archive.org/stream/calyx1920wash#page/276/mode/2up Calyx 1920 Washington and Lee University Fuzzy Woodruff gave W&L the championship of the South for 1919.Woodruff 1928 105 Schedule October 4 w y 1919 Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets Randolph–Macon Wilson Field Lexington, VA 21–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-r-m-unable-to-sco/190052470/ The Lynchburg News R. M. unable to score October 5, 1919 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com October 11 w Davidson Wilson Field Lexington, VA 7–0 Davidson eleven loses October 12, 1919 Richmond Times-Dispatch https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108846138/davidson-eleven-loses/ September 3, 2022 Newspapers.com October 18 w y Norfolk Navy Base Wilson Field Lexington, VA 78–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-generals-swamped-rec/190052712/ The Virginian-Pilot Generals swamped receiving ship eleven October 19, 1919 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com October 25 w y 1919 Roanoke Maroons Roanoke Wilson Field Lexington, VA 32–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-generals-wallop-roanok/190052827/ The Roanoke Times Generals wallop Roanoke College October 26, 1919 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 1 w y VPI Fair Grounds Lynchburg, VA 3–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-washington-lee-wi/190053143/ The Lynchburg News Washington & Lee wins Virginia Classic, 3 to 0 with Techs fighting hard November 2, 1919 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 8 w y y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA 3–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-tech-loses-to-w/148597024/ The Chattanooga Sunday Times Tech loses to W. and L. November 9, 1919 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 15 w y South Carolina Wilson Field Lexington, VA 26–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93394993/generals-defeat-south-carolina/ Daily Press Generals defeat South Carolina November 16, 1919 January 24, 2022 Newspapers.com November 22 l y Georgetown Georgetown Field Washington, DC 6–27 https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-herald-georgetown-champion-of-sout/189890534/ The Washington Times Georgetown champion of South Atlantics by trimming W. and L. November 23, 1919 January 28, 2026 Newspapers.com November 27 w y y Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98912630/gaines-20-yard-run-gives-generals-game/ The Washington Post Gaines' 20-yard run gives Generals game November 28, 1919 April 2, 2022 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-lee/1919-schedule.html February 22, 2015 1919 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Resultshttps://archive.org/stream/calyx1920wash#page/272/mode/2up Calyx 1920 Washington and Lee University Players Line Washington and Lee Generals Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeEd Bailey guardTurner Bethel tackle Goochland, VirginiaPat Collins center/tackleJack Corbett endOliver Daves end Fayetteville, TennesseeMarv Mattox end Leesville, Virginia 5'9"170L. L. MooreFrank Paget centerPaul Sanford guard Backfield Washington and Lee Generals Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeMac Cogbill quarterbackJim Mattox quarterback Leesville, Virginia 5'9"168J. W. McDonald fullbackSam Raines halfbackStevenson halfbackJoe Silverstein fullback Subs Washington and Lee Generals Player Position Gamesstarted Hometown Prep school Height Weight AgeCobb halfback Coaching staff Head coach: W. C. Raftery Assistant coach: Ted Shultz References Sources A History of Southern Football 1890–1928 Woodruff Fuzzy 1928 2 Washington and Lee Category:Washington and Lee Generals football seasons Washington and Lee Generals football