1915 Washington and Lee Generals football team

American college football season

1915 Washington and Lee Generals football

SAIAA co-champion

Conference| South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 6–1–1 (2–0 SAIAA)
Head coach|

* Jogger Elcock (2nd season)

Captain| Ted Shultz
Home stadium| Wilson Field

Seasons

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1916 →

1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
Virginia \+  | 2  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 1  | – | 0
Washington and Lee \+  | 2  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 1  | – | 1
Georgetown \+  | 2  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 0
Catholic University | 1  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 2  | – | 0
Johns Hopkins | 1  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 1  | – | 0  | – | 0
Richmond | 0  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 4  | – | 1
VPI | 0  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 4  | – | 0
North Carolina A&M | 0  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 3  | – | 1
North Carolina | 0  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 3  | – | 1

* \+ – Conference co-champions

The 1915 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1915 college football season.[1] Ted Shultz was captain.[2][3] The team also included Cy Young and Johnny Barrett. Barrett ran 90 yards on Cornell.[4]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| Davidson*|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 14–0| | [5]
October 2| vs. West Virginia Wesleyan*| Lynchburg, VA| W 20–0| | [6]
October 9| Marshall*|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 27–0| | [7]
October 16| vs. VPI|

* Fair Grounds
* Roanoke, VA

| W 13–0| 4,000| [8][9][10]
October 30| vs. Indiana*|

* Washington Park
* Indianapolis, IN

| T 7–7| 8,500| [11]
November 6| Roanoke*|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 21–0| | [12]
November 13| at Cornell*|

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| L 21–40| | [13][14]
November 25| vs. North Carolina A&M|

* League Park
* Norfolk, VA

| W 48–13| | [15]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1915 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results".
2. ^ "The Indianapolis Football Game". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. 2: 322. 1915.
3. ^ "Shultz Is Named 1915 Captain by Washington & Lee" (PDF). Atlanta Constitution. December 13, 1914.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ Grantland Rice (November 30, 1915). "The Sport Light". The Marion Star. p. 8. Retrieved March 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Generals down Davidson". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 26, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Washington and Lee winner over Wesleyan here". TheLynchburg News. October 3, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Puts up hard battle against the Generals". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Generals Defeat Techs 13 To 0" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 19, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
9. ^ "Cy Young Badly Injured". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. October 17, 1915. p. 23. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
10. ^ "Washington & Lee Swamped V.P.I. In Roanoke". The Lexington Gazette. Library of Virginia. October 20, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
11. ^ "McIntosh's 85-yard run for touchdown features tied game between Indiana and Washington-Lee". The Indianapolis Star. October 31, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Washington and Lee holds Roanoke eleven scoreless". The Wilmington Morning Star. November 7, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Cornell strengthens hold on 1915 title". The Ithaca Journal. November 15, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Cornell forced to limit to beat Washington & Lee". Buffalo Courier. November 14, 1915. p. 79. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Generals win from Aggies; Rolling up 48–13 score". The Virginian-Pilot. November 26, 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Washington and Lee Generals football

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South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football champions

* Georgetown (1912)
* NC A&M (1913)
* Washington & Lee & Virginia (1914)
* Georgetown, Virginia, & Washington & Lee (1915)
* VPI (1916)
* Georgetown (1917)
* VPI (1918)
* Georgetown (1919)
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* Washington & Lee (1921)

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