1955 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1955 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–7 (0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 1953
1956 →
1955 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 West Virginia $ 4 0 0 8 2 0
VPI 2 1 1 6 3 1
Davidson 3 2 0 5 4 0
George Washington 3 2 0 5 4 0
Richmond 3 2 2 4 3 2
The Citadel 2 2 0 5 4 0
Furman 1 1 0 1 9 0
William & Mary 1 3 1 1 7 1
VMI 1 6 0 1 9 0
Washington and Lee 0 1 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1955 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented the Washington and Lee University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1955 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Chipley, the Generals compiled an overall record of 0–7 with a mark of 0–1 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the SoCon.

This season marked the return of Generals' football after the University trustees canceled the Generals' 1954 season after deciding to no longer provide subsidies for intercollegiate athletics.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 82:15 p.m.Centre*
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 7–24[2][3]
October 15at DavidsonL 0–547,000[4]
October 22
Southwestern (TN)*
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 12–334,000[5]
October 29at Washington University*L 0–277,500[6][7]
November 5at
Hampden–Sydney*
L 7–353,000[8]
November 12at Sewanee*L 0–12[9]
November 19
West Virginia Tech*
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 0–131,000[10]

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