1912 Washington and Lee Generals football team
| 1912 Washington and Lee Generals football | |
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| Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 8–1 (3–1 SAIAA) |
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| Captain | Buck Miles |
| Home stadium | Wilson Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1912 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1912 college football season. Led by James Reilly in his first and only year as head coach, the Generals compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 3–1 in SAIAA play.[1] Ted Shultz was the only freshman to make the varsity this season.[2] Shultz and captain Buck Miles were the tackles, a duo which "scintillated."[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Medical College of Virginia* |
| W 7–0 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | Western Maryland* |
| W 30–13 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | at Georgetown |
| L 0–20 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | St. John's (MD)* |
| W 24–14 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | Wake Forest* |
| W 20–0 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | Davidson* |
| W 54–0 | [9] | ||
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. VPI |
| W 20–6 | 3,500 | [10][11][12][13] |
| November 16 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. North Carolina | W 31–0 | [14] | ||
| November 28 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. North Carolina A&M |
| W 16–6 | [15][16][17] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1912 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results".
- ^ "First Year Men May Make Eleven". The Times-Dispatch. October 13, 1913.
- ^ "Blue and White is Ready for Medicos". The Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1913.
- ^ "Medicos Lose By One Touchdown". The Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. September 29, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Peeples was star; His runs won for W. & L. against Western Maryland". The Wilmington Morning Star. October 6, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgetown Defense Is Strong Against W. And L." The Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. October 12, 1912. p. 55. Retrieved August 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "St. John's boys hard to beat". The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "White and Blue has hard fight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 27, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A victory for W. and L., 54–0". The Washington Post. November 3, 1912. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "V.P.I. and W. & L. in Battle Royal Today". The Evening News. Library of Virginia. November 9, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "V.P.I., 6; W. & L., 20" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 12, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Revenge For W&L". Evening Star. Library of Congress. November 10, 1912. p. 58. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ "Lexington Lads Humble Techs By Score 20 To 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 10, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ "Carolina eleven crumbles beneath Washington and Lee". Greensboro Daily News. November 17, 1912. Retrieved July 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Championship Of Two States To Be Decided". Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. November 28, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved August 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Washington & Lee The Champions Of Virginia And Carolina". Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. November 29, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved August 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Washington & Lee State Champions (continued)". Virginian-Pilot and Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. November 29, 1912. p. 8. Retrieved August 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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