1905 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainE. Rankin
Home stadiumWilson Field
1905 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tusculum    1 0 0
Stetson    4 0 1
VPI    9 1 0
Navy    10 1 1
Grant    6 1 0
Kentucky University    7 0 3
Oklahoma    7 2 0
Washington and Lee    7 2 0
Texas A&M    7 2 0
Marshall    6 2 0
North Carolina A&M    4 1 1
West Virginia    6 3 0
Kentucky State College    6 3 1
South Carolina    4 2 1
Maryland    6 4 0
Central State Normal    4 3 1
North Carolina    4 3 1
Virginia    5 4 0
Catholic University    0 0 1
TCU    4 4 0
Delaware    3 4 1
The Citadel    2 3 1
Richmond    3 5 2
George Washington    3 4 2
Davidson    3 4 0
Howard (AL)    1 2 1
VMI    2 5 1
Oklahoma A&M    1 4 2
Arkansas    2 6 0
Kendall    1 3 0
Georgetown    2 7 0
Goldey College    1 4 0
Baylor    1 6 0
Louisiana Industrial    0 1 0

The 1905 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented the Washington and Lee University as an independent during the 1905 college football season. This was the school's first successful football team,[1] capped by the victory on Thanksgiving over George Washington.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Miller's School
W 12–0
October 3Richmond
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–0[3]
October 10Hampden–Sydney
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 18–0
October 17Roanoke
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–0
November 13:30 p.m.at RichmondW 6–0[4][5]
November 4at Randolph–MaconAshland, VAW 16–0
November 11at VPIL 0–15
November 18at North Carolina A&MRaleigh, NCL 0–21
November 30at George Washington
W 17–0[6]

[1][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Washington and Lee". The Washington Post. November 26, 1905. p. 39. Retrieved August 28, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Virginians Wins The Game". The Washington Post. December 1, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved August 28, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "Richmond Shut Out". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 4, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Foot-ball To-day". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 1, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Play Fast Game Against Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 2, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "W&L, 17; Geo. Washington, 0". The Baltimore Sun. December 1, 1905. Retrieved February 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Calyx". Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  8. "Football: W. and L 34--Richmond College 0". Ring-tum Phi. No. Vol. IX No. 2. October 7, 1905. Retrieved October 10, 2020.


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