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1925 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The 1925 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 1925 football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Jimmy DeHart, Washington and Lee compiled a 5–5 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 111 to 104.[1]

1925 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJames Kay Thomas
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Washington and Lee 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Virginia 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Florida 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Auburn 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi A&M 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 0 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
NC State 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Clemson 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Maryland 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Washington and Lee's team captain James Kay Thomas was selected as a first-team end on the All-Southern team compiled by the Associated Press.[2]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Pittsburgh*
L 0–2820,000[3]
October 3Furman*
L 15–20[4]
October 10at Princeton*
L 6–158,000[5]
October 17at Kentucky
W 25–0[6]
October 24vs. VPILynchburg, VAW 20–0[7]
October 31at West Virginia*Charleston, WVL 0–21[8]
November 7Virginia
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 12–0[9]
November 14at Maryland
W 7–3[10]
November 21NC State
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 12–0[11]
November 26at Florida
L 14–1715,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1925 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "All Southern Grid Team Compiled By The Associated Press". Kingsport Times. November 30, 1925.
  3. ^ Regis M. Welsh (September 27, 1925). "Pitt's New Athletic Home Initiated With Victory, 28-0: 20,000 Crowd Sees Wash-Lee Beaten In Stadium Inaugural". The Pittsburgh Post. p. III-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman Is Victor Over Generals". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). October 4, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Slagle Stars As Tigers Win". The Baltimore Sun. October 11, 1925. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gerald Griffin (October 18, 1925). "Speedy Generals of Wash-Lee Vanquish Kentucky By 25 to 0". The Courier-Journal. p. VI-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia Poly Helpless Before W. and L. Attacks". The Baltimore Sun. October 25, 1925. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dehart's Generals Lose Out". The Pittsburgh Press. November 1, 1925 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Virginia Defeated When Mike Palmer of W-L Runs Wild". Daily Press. November 8, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Generals Win Over Maryland". The Baltimore Sund. November 15, 1925. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Generals Wind Up Season With a Win State Wolfpack". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 22, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Florida Alligators Defeat Washington and Lee 17-14". Orlando Morning Sentinel. November 27, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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