The 1914 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1914 college football season. Led by Jogger Elcock in his first year as head coach, the Generals compiled an undefeated, 9–0 record (3–0 SAIAA) and winning the SAIAA title.[1] The team outscored its opponents 324 to 12.
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SAIAA co-champion | |
| Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 9–0 (3–0 SAIAA) |
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| Home stadium | Wilson Field |
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| Washington and Lee + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's (MD) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tackle Ted Shultz was selected an All-American by the Philadelphia Public Ledger. College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry "Cy" Young was in the backfield. Edward Donahue was later a coach.
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Marshall* |
| W 34–0 | [2] | ||
| October 3 | Morris Harvey* |
| W 103–0 | [3] | ||
| October 10 | Roanoke* |
| W 69–0 | [4] | ||
| October 17 | vs. Georgetown | W 14–0 | 3,000 | [5] | ||
| October 24 | Wake Forest* |
| W 72–0 | [6] | ||
| October 31 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. VPI |
| W 7–6 | 5,000 | [7][8] |
| November 7 | vs. Swarthmore* |
| W 10–0 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | vs. West Virginia* | Charleston, WV | W 8–6 | [10] | ||
| November 26 | vs. North Carolina A&M | W 7–0 | 5,000 | [11][12][13] | ||
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References
edit- ^ Conference Champions of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine,College Football Data Warehouse
- ^ "Faulty team work is shown by W&L in the opening game". The Lynchburg News. September 27, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. and L. runs up big score". The Commercial Appeal. October 4, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Roanoke easy for Generals". The Virginian-Pilot. October 11, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Generals triumph over Georgetown". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Easy win for W. & L. team". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Athletes Take The Town for One Today". The World News. Library of Virginia. October 31, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "V.P.I. is First Squad to Score on Generals". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 1, 1914. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
- ^ "W. and L. winner; Swarthmore College is downed 10 to 0". The Lynchburg News. November 8, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Generals just win; Defeat West Virginia, 8 to 6, in a contest that is marked by vicious playing". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies Drop Local Classic To Generals; Score, 7-0". Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. November 27, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved August 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Aggies Lost To Generals (continued)". Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. November 27, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved August 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Aggies Lost To Generals (continued)". Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. November 27, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved August 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "1914 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 22, 2015.
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