1947 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilson Field
1947 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
South Carolina 4 –1 –16 –2 –1
No. 19 Duke 3 –1 –14 –3 –2
Washington and Lee 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
Maryland 3 –2 –17 –2 –2
No. 17 NC State 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
VPI 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Davidson 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Wake Forest 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
VMI 2 –3 –13 –5 –1
Clemson 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
The Citadel 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Furman 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
Richmond 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
George Washington 0 –4 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 226 to 140.[1]

Washington and Lee was ranked at No. 104 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Quantico Marines
W 13–04,500[3]
September 27at Richmond
W 16–310,000[4]
October 4vs. West Virginia
L 6–3511,000[5]
October 11George Washington
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 15–6[6]
October 18at No. 16 Virginia
L 7–3212,000[7]
October 25Davidson
W 32–0[8]
November 1at No. 10 Army
L 13–6521,050[9]
November 8vs. VPI
L 14–27[10]
November 15vs. No. 12 William & Mary
L 6–45[11]
November 22at Delaware
W 18–13[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1947 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "W-L Generals Beat Quantico By 13-0 Score". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). September 21, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Spiders Score 3 Times In 2nd Half To Defeat Stubborn Randolph-Macon". The Staunton News-Leader. September 21, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "West Virginia Bumps W&L Generals Hard". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). October 5, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "15-6 Victory For W. And L." The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Virginia Trims W. And L., 32-7". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "W. & L. Eleven Trims Davidson By 32 To 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rebounding Army Smothers W. and L." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 2, 1947. pp. 25–26 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "V.P.I. Eleven Tops Washington & Lee". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1947. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Robert Moore (November 16, 1947). "Flying Jack Cloud Stars As Indians Thump W&L, 45-6". Daily Press. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "W. & L. Defeats Delaware, 18-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1947. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.


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