1905 Washington and Lee Generals football team

American college football season

1905 Washington and Lee Generals football

Conference| Independent
Record| 7–2
Head coach|

* R. R. Brown (1st season)

Captain| E. Rankin
Home stadium| Wilson Field

Seasons

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1906 ->

1905 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | 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 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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 26| | Miller's School|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 12–0|
October 3| | Richmond|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 34–0| [3]
October 10| | Hampden–Sydney|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 18–0|
October 17| | Roanoke|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 34–0|
November 1| 3:30 p.m.| at Richmond|

* Broad Street Park
* Richmond, VA

| W 6–0| [4][5]
November 4| | at Randolph–Macon| Ashland, VA| W 16–0|
November 11| | at VPI|

* Gibboney Field
* Blacksburg, VA

| L 0–15|
November 18| | at North Carolina A&M| Raleigh, NC| L 0–21| [6]
November 30| | at George Washington|

* Van Ness Park
* Washington, DC

| W 17–0| [7]

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## References

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1. ^ a b "Washington and Lee". The Washington Post. November 26, 1905. p. 39. Retrieved August 28, 2015 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Virginians Wins The Game". The Washington Post. December 1, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved August 28, 2015 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Richmond Shut Out". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 4, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Foot-ball To-day". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 1, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Play Fast Game Against Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 2, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "A&M defeated Washington & Lee". The News and Observer. November 19, 1905. Retrieved July 22, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "W&L, 17; Geo. Washington, 0". The Baltimore Sun. December 1, 1905. Retrieved February 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Calyx". Retrieved August 28, 2015.
9. ^ "Football: W. and L 34--Richmond College 0". Ring-tum Phi. Vol. IX, no. 2\. October 7, 1905. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

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Washington and Lee Generals football

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* Wilson Field (1900s–2007; 2008–present)

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* 1951 Gator Bowl
* VMI

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* Head coaches

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