1926 Washington and Lee Generals football team

American college football season

1926 Washington and Lee Generals football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 4–3–2 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* James P. Herron (1st season)

Captain| Ty Rauber
Home stadium| Wilson Field

Seasons

<- 1925

1927 ->

1926 Southern Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Alabama $  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
Tennessee | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Vanderbilt | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
South Carolina | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Georgia | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Virginia | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
VPI | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Washington and Lee | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Georgia Tech | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
North Carolina | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Auburn | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
LSU | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Ole Miss | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Mississippi A&M | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
VMI | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Tulane | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Maryland | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Clemson | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Florida | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 2
Kentucky | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
NC State | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Sewanee | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1926 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1926 college football season. Fullback Ty Rauber was All-Southern and third team AP All-America, the school's first player to make any All-America team.

A scene from the Georgia Tech game

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result

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September 25| Lynchburg*|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 35–0
October 2| vs. West Virginia*| Charleston, WV| L 0–18
October 9| at Princeton*|

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| T 7–7
October 16| at Kentucky|

* Stoll Field
* Lexington, KY

| W 14–13
October 23| vs. Georgia Tech|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| L 7–19
November 6| at Virginia|

* Lambeth Field
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 7–30
November 13| vs. VPI|

* Municipal Stadium[1]
* Lynchburg, VA

| W 13–0
November 20| at Maryland|

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 3–0
November 25| Florida|

* Barrs Field
* Jacksonville, FL

| T 7–7

* *Non-conference game

[2][3]

## Coaching staff[edit]

* Head coach: James P. Herron
* Assistant coach: James Kay Thomas

## References[edit]

1. ^ "VPI vs. W&L Official Souvenir Program". VPI vs. W & L Football Program. 1926. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
2. ^ "1926 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
3. ^ "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1927.

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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

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