1926 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1926 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainTy Rauber
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 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
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1926 college football season. In their first season under head coach James P. Herron, Washington and Lee compiled a 4–3–2 record. Fullback Ty Rauber was All-Southern and third team AP All-America, the school's first player to make any All-America team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25
Lynchburg*
W 35–0[1]
October 2vs. West Virginia*
L 0–18[2]
October 9at Princeton*T 7–7[3]
October 16at KentuckyW 14–13[4]
October 23at Georgia TechL 7–19[5]
November 6at VirginiaL 7–30[6]
November 13vs. VPI
W 13–0[7][8]
November 20Maryland
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 3–0[9]
November 25vs. FloridaT 7–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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Coaching staff

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  11. ^ "1926 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1927.