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1947 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1947 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 1 0 9 2 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 1 0 8 2 0
South Carolina 4 1 1 6 2 1
No. 19 Duke 3 1 1 4 3 2
Washington and Lee 3 2 0 5 5 0
Maryland 3 2 1 7 2 2
No. 17 NC State 3 2 1 5 3 1
VPI 4 3 0 4 5 0
Davidson 3 3 1 6 3 1
Wake Forest 3 4 0 6 4 0
VMI 2 3 1 3 5 1
Clemson 1 3 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 1 4 0 3 5 0
Furman 1 4 0 2 7 0
Richmond 1 5 0 3 7 0
George Washington 0 4 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Washington and Lee was ranked at No. 104 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Quantico Marines
W 13–04,500[3]
September 27at RichmondW 16–310,000[4]
October 4vs. West VirginiaL 6–3511,000[5]
October 11George Washington
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 15–6[6]
October 18at No. 16 VirginiaL 7–3212,000[7]
October 25DavidsonW 32–0[8]
November 1at No. 10 ArmyL 13–6521,050[9]
November 8vs. VPI
L 14–27[10]
November 15vs. No. 12 William & MaryL 6–45[11]
November 22at DelawareW 18–13[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1947 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W-L Generals Beat Quantico By 13-0 Score". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). September 21, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spiders Score 3 Times In 2nd Half To Defeat Stubborn Randolph-Macon". The Staunton News-Leader. September 21, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Virginia Bumps W&L Generals Hard". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). October 5, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "15-6 Victory For W. And L." The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia Trims W. And L., 32-7". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "W. & L. Eleven Trims Davidson By 32 To 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rebounding Army Smothers W. and L." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 2, 1947. pp. 25–26 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "V.P.I. Eleven Tops Washington & Lee". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1947. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Robert Moore (November 16, 1947). "Flying Jack Cloud Stars As Indians Thump W&L, 45-6". Daily Press. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "W. & L. Defeats Delaware, 18-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1947. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.