1921 Washington and Lee Generals football team

American college football season

1921 Washington and Lee Generals football

SAIAA champion

Conference| South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 6–3 (2–0 SAIAA)
Head coach|

* W. C. Raftery (5th season)

Home stadium| Wilson Field

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1921 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Washington and Lee $  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Georgetown | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Virginia | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
North Carolina | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
VPI | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Maryland | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Richmond | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Catholic University | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
NC State | 1  | - | 1  | - | 3 |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 3
William & Mary | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Trinity (NC) | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
Davidson | 0  | - | 1  | - | 3 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 3
Johns Hopkins | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
VMI | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
George Washington | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2

* $ - Conference champion

The 1921 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1921 college football season. The Generals competed in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) and were coached by W. C. Raftery in his fifth year as head coach, compiling a 6–3 record (2–0 SAIAA) and claiming the SAIAA title.[1] The team outscored its opponents 172 to 74.

## Schedule

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October 1| Randolph–Macon*|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 41–0| | [2]
October 8| Emory and Henry*|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 27–0| | [3]
October 15| at Rutgers*|

* Neilson Field
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 13–14| | [4]
October 22| Morris Harvey*|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 33–7| | [5]
October 29| vs. VPI|

* Fairgrounds
* Lynchburg, VA

| W 3–0| 6,000–6,750| [6][7]
November 5| vs. West Virginia*|

* Laidley Field
* Charleston, WV

| L 7–28| 10,000| [8]
November 12| Roanoke*|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 41–0| | [9]
November 19| at Centre*|

* Eclipse Park
* Louisville, KY

| L 0–25| | [10]
November 24| at Johns Hopkins|

* Homewood Field
* Baltimore, MD

| W 7–0| 2,000| [11]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "Generals End Good Season on Gridiron" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. November 30, 1921.
2. ^ "Generals win opening game". The Lynchburg News. October 2, 1921. Retrieved June 10, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Generals defeat Emory and Henry". The Roanoke Times. October 9, 1921. Retrieved June 10, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Garrison finish for Rutgers wins battle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1921. Retrieved June 10, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Washington and Lee beats Morris Harvey". The Washington Post. October 23, 1921. Retrieved June 10, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "W. & L. Takes Close Victory From V.P.I." Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. October 30, 1921. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
7. ^ "W. & L. Downs V.P.I. 3 To 0" (PDF). Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. October 31, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
8. ^ "West Virginia beats Washington and Lee, 28 to 7". The Charleston Daily Mail. November 6, 1921. Retrieved June 10, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Generals annihilate Roanoke at Lexington". The Baltimore Sun. November 13, 1921. Retrieved June 10, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Centre team wins from Generals, 25–0". The Washington Post. November 20, 1921. Retrieved December 15, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Generals outplay Johns Hopkins, 7–0". The Asheville Citizen. November 25, 1921. Retrieved June 10, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1921 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 22, 2015.

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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)
* VMI (1920)
* Washington & Lee (1921)

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