1912 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The 1912 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1912 college football season. Led by James Reilly in his first and only year as head coach, the Generals compiled an overall record of 8–1 with a mark of 3–1 in SAIAA play.^[1] Ted Shultz was the only freshman to make the varsity this season.^[2] Shultz and captain Buck Miles were the tackles, a duo which "scintillated."^[3]

1912 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–1 (3–1 SAIAA)
Head coach	James Reilly (1st season)
Captain	Buck Miles
Home stadium	Wilson Field
Seasons ← 1911 1913 →

1912 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Virginia	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
VPI	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Johns Hopkins	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&M	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28		Medical College of Virginia*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 7–0		[4]
October 5		Western Maryland*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 30–13		[5]
October 12		at Georgetown	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	L 0–20		[6]
October 19		St. John's (MD)*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 24–14		[7]
October 26		Wake Forest*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 20–0		[8]
November 2		Davidson*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 54–0		[9]
November 9	3:00 p.m.	vs. VPI	Fair Grounds Roanoke, VA	W 20–6	3,500	[10][11][12][13]
November 16	3:00 p.m.	vs. North Carolina	Cone Athletic Park (II) Greensboro, NC	W 31–0		[14]
November 28	2:30 p.m.	vs. North Carolina A&M	Lafayette Field Norfolk, VA	W 16–6		[15][16][17]
*Non-conference game