1950 Washington and Lee Generals football team

American college football season

1950 Washington and Lee Generals football

SoCon champion

Gator Bowl, L 7–20 vs. Wyoming

Conference| Southern Conference
Ranking
AP| No. 18
Record| 8–3 (6–0 SoCon)
Head coach|

* George T. Barclay (2nd season)

Home stadium| Wilson Field

Seasons

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1951 ->

1950 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 10 Clemson | 3  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
VMI | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
Maryland | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Duke | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
North Carolina | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 2
George Washington | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
NC State | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
William & Mary | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
The Citadel | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
South Carolina | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Furman | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 1
West Virginia | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Davidson | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Richmond | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
VPI | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University in the Southern Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their second season under head coach George T. Barclay, the Generals compiled an 8–3 record, won the conference championship, and lost to Wyoming in the 1951 Gator Bowl.[1] The team played its home games at Wilson Field in Lexington, Virginia.

## Schedule

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September 23| Furman| |

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 27–6| | [2]
September 30| vs. West Virginia| |

* Municipal Stadium
* Lynchburg, VA

| W 26–7| 8,000| [3]
October 7| at The Citadel| |

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC

| W 20–0| 7,000| [4]
October 14| vs. Virginia*| |

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)

| L 21–26| 21,500| [5]
October 21| at Davidson| |

* Richardson Stadium
* Davidson, NC

| W 47–12| 9,000| [6]
October 28| at No. 8 Tennessee*| |

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| L 20–27| 20,000| [7]
November 4| VPI| |

* Wilson Field
* Lexington, VA

| W 25–7| 3,000| [8]
November 11| at Delaware*| |

* Wilmington Park
* Wilmington, DE

| W 32–0| 5,000| [9]
November 18| at Louisville*| |

* duPont Manual Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| W 33–28| 10,000| [10]
November 23| at Richmond| No. 19|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| W 67–7| | [11]
January 1, 1951|  No. 12 Wyoming*| No. 18|

* Gator Bowl
* Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)

| L 7–20| 26,354| [12][13]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1950 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 22, 2015.
2. ^ "Despite eight fumbles, W&L overpowers Furman, 27–6". The Staunton News-Leader. September 24, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "W&L raps WVU, 26–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Citadel loses to Washington and Lee, 20–0". The State. October 8, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Virginia scores in last two minutes to edge W&L, 26–21". The News and Observer. October 15, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Davidson loses to W-L, 47–12". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 22, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Vols explode long runs to edge W&L, 27–20". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Generals beat Gobblers 25–7". The State. November 5, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Generals win over Hens by 32–0 margin". Daily Press. November 12, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "U. of L. trails 20–0 at halftime, falls short of Generals 33–28". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Generals win Southern Conference crown". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 24, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Punchers Produce Proof, 20-7: Win Shows That Cowboys Are One of Country's Best". The Casper Tribune-Herald. January 2, 1951. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Waters, Barney (January 2, 1951). "Wyoming Turns Back W And L, 20 To 7, In Gator Bowl". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved December 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .

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Washington and Lee Generals football

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* 1951 Gator Bowl
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Southern Conference football champions

Pre-SEC|

* Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech & North Carolina (1922)
* Vanderbilt & Washington and Lee (1923)
* Alabama (1924)
* Alabama & Tulane (1925)
* Alabama (1926)
* Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & NC State (1927)
* Georgia Tech (1928)
* Tulane (1929)
* Alabama & Tulane (1930)
* Tulane (1931)
* Tennessee & Auburn & LSU (1932)

Pre-ACC|

* Duke (1933)
* Washington and Lee (1934)
* Duke (1935)
* Duke (1936)
* Maryland (1937)
* Duke (1938)
* Duke (1939)
* Clemson (1940)
* Duke (1941)
* William & Mary (1942)
* Duke (1943)
* Duke (1944)
* Duke (1945)
* North Carolina (1946)
* William & Mary (1947)
* Clemson (1948)
* North Carolina (1949)
* Washington and Lee (1950)
* Maryland & VMI (1951)
* Duke (1952)

Post-ACC|

* West Virginia (1953)
* West Virginia (1954)
* West Virginia (1955)
* West Virginia (1956)
* VMI (1957)
* West Virginia (1958)
* VMI (1959)
* VMI (1960)
* The Citadel (1961)
* VMI (1962)
* Virginia Tech (1963)
* West Virginia (1964)
* West Virginia (1965)
* East Carolina & William & Mary (1966)
* West Virginia (1967)
* Richmond (1968)
* Davidson & Richmond (1969)
* William & Mary (1970)
* Richmond (1971)
* East Carolina (1972)
* East Carolina (1973)
* VMI (1974)
* Richmond (1975)
* East Carolina (1976)
* Chattanooga & VMI (1977)
* Chattanooga & Furman (1978)
* Chattanooga (1979)
* Furman (1980)
* Furman (1981)

I-AA/FCS|

* Furman (1982)
* Furman (1983)
* Chattanooga (1984)
* Furman (1985)
* Appalachian State (1986)
* Appalachian State (1987)
* Furman & Marshall (1988)
* Furman (1989)
* Furman (1990)
* Appalachian State (1991)
* The Citadel (1992)
* Georgia Southern (1993)
* Marshall (1994)
* Appalachian State (1995)
* Marshall (1996)
* Georgia Southern (1997)
* Georgia Southern (1998)
* Appalachian State, Furman, & Georgia Southern (1999)
* Georgia Southern (2000)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2001)
* Georgia Southern (2002)
* Wofford (2003)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2004)
* Appalachian State (2005)
* Appalachian State (2006)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2007)
* Appalachian State (2008)
* Appalachian State (2009)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2010)
* Georgia Southern (2011)
* Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, & Wofford (2012)
* Chattanooga, Furman, & Samford (2013)
* Chattanooga (2014)
* Chattanooga & The Citadel (2015)
* The Citadel (2016)
* Wofford (2017)
* East Tennessee State, Furman, & Wofford (2018)
* Wofford (2019)
* VMI (2020)
* East Tennessee State (2021)
* Samford (2022)
* Furman (2023)
* Mercer (2024)

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