The 1947 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 226 to 140.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | [[{{{school}}}|Quantico Marines]] | - Wilson Field
- Lexington, VA
| W 13–0 | 4,500 | [2]
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| September 27 | at Richmond | | W 16–3 | 10,000 | [3]
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| October 4 | vs. West Virginia | Charleston, WV | L 6–35 | 11,000 | [4]
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| October 11 | George Washington | - Wilson Field
- Lexington, VA
| W 15–6 | | [5]
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| October 18 | at No. 16 Virginia | | L 7–32 | | [6]
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| October 25 | Davidson | | W 32–0 | | [7]
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| November 1 | at No. 10 Army | | L 13–65 | 21,050 | [8]
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| November 8 | vs. VPI | - Municipal Stadium
- Lynchburg, VA
| L 14–27 | | [9]
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| November 15 | vs. No. 12 William & Mary | Roanoke, VA | L 6–45 | | [10]
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| November 22 | at Delaware | - Wilmington Park
- Wilmington, DE
| W 18–13 | | [11]
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- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References[]
- ↑ "1947 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-lee/1947-schedule.html. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ↑ "W-L Generals Beat Quantico By 13-0 Score". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia): p. 11. September 21, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28418666/wl_generals_beat_quantico_by_130_score/.
- ↑ "Spiders Score 3 Times In 2nd Half To Defeat Stubborn Randolph-Macon". The Staunton News-Leader: p. 6. September 21, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28299769/spiders_score_3_times_in_2nd_half_to/.
- ↑ "West Virginia Bumps W&L Generals Hard". Daily Press (Newport News, VA): p. 12. October 5, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28415748/west_virginia_bumps_wl_generals_hard/.
- ↑ "15-6 Victory For W. And L.". The Baltimore Sun: p. Sports 4. October 12, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28374299/156_victory_for_w_and_l/.
- ↑ "Virginia Trims W. And L., 32-7". The Baltimore Sun: p. Sports 2. October 19, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28418856/virginia_trims_w_and_l_327/.
- ↑ "W. & L. Eleven Trims Davidson By 32 To 0". The Baltimore Sun: p. Sports 2. October 26, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28364403/w_l_eleven_trims_davidson_by_32_to/.
- ↑ "Rebounding Army Smothers W. and L.". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle: pp. 25-26. November 2, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28419003/rebounding_army_smothers_w_and_l/.
- ↑ "V.P.I. Eleven Tops Washington & Lee". The Baltimore Sun: p. 32. November 9, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28419400/vpi_eleven_tops_washington_lee/.
- ↑ Robert Moore (November 16, 1947). "Flying Jack Cloud Stars As Indians Thump W&L, 45-6". Daily Press: p. 10. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28419513/flying_jack_cloud_stars_as_indians/.
- ↑ "W. & L. Defeats Delaware, 18-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer: p. 2S. November 23, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365216/w_l_defeats_delaware_1813/.
