1923 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1923 Washington and Lee Generals football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–1 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainMarv Mattox
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Lee + 4 0 1 6 3 1
Vanderbilt * + 3 0 1 5 2 1
VPI 4 1 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 1 1 7 2 1
Maryland 2 1 0 7 2 1
Florida 1 0 2 6 1 2
North Carolina 2 1 1 5 3 1
Georgia 3 2 0 5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 1 2 5 2 2
Tennessee 4 3 0 5 4 1
Tulane 2 2 1 6 3 1
Clemson 1 1 1 5 2 1
Georgia Tech 0 0 4 3 2 4
NC State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Auburn 0 1 3 3 3 3
Kentucky 0 2 2 4 3 2
Virginia 0 3 1 3 5 1
LSU 0 3 0 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0 4 6 0
South Carolina 0 4 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA

The 1923 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1923 college football season. The Generals competed in the Southern Conference (SoCon) and were coached by Jimmy DeHart in his second year as head coach, compiling a 6–2–1 record overall with a 4–0–1 mark in SoCon play.

The Generals were scheduled to play at Washington & Jefferson on October 6. This game was canceled after Washington and Lee refused to take the field after Washington & Jefferson declined to keep African-American halfback Charles Fremont West out of the game.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29
Western Maryland*
W 19–7[1]
October 6at Washington & Jefferson*
Canceled [2][3]
October 13at KentuckyT 6–6[4]
October 20
St. John's (MD)*
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 28–0[5]
October 27vs. VPI
W 12–0[6]
November 3Virginia
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 7–07,500[7]
November 10vs.
Charleston, WV
L 0–63[8]
November 17at South Carolina
W 13–7[9]
November 24vs. Centre*L 0–1912,000[10]
November 29vs. NC StateW 20–12[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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