1919 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The 1919 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1919 college football season. The Generals competed in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) and were coached by W. C. Raftery in his third year as head coach, compiling an 8–1 record (2–1 SAIAA). In captain Turner Bethel's final game, a win over Tulane, he "covered himself with glory as well as mud."^[1] Quarterback Jim Mattox made the field goal to upset Georgia Tech.^[2]

1919 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–1 (2–1 SAIAA)
Head coach	W. C. Raftery (2nd season)
Captain	Turner Bethel
Home stadium	Wilson Field
Seasons ← 1918 1920 →

1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Maryland State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	2	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Richmond	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Virginia	1	–	1	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
VPI	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Catholic University	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Johns Hopkins	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
Davidson	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Fuzzy Woodruff gave W&L the championship of the South for 1919.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 4	Randolph–Macon*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 21–0
October 11	Davidson	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 7–0	[4]
October 18	Norfolk Navy Base*		W 78–0
October 25	Roanoke*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 32–0
November 1	vs. VPI	Lynchburg, VA	W 3–0
November 8	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 3–0
November 15	South Carolina*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 26–0	[5]
November 22	at Georgetown	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	L 6–27
November 27	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 7–0	[6]
*Non-conference game

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Players

Line

Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
Ed Bailey	guard
Turner Bethel	tackle		Goochland, Virginia
Pat Collins	center/tackle
Jack Corbett	end
Oliver Daves	end		Fayetteville, Tennessee
Marv Mattox	end		Leesville, Virginia		5'9"	170
L. L. Moore
Frank Paget	center
Paul Sanford	guard

Backfield

Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
Mac Cogbill	quarterback
Jim Mattox	quarterback		Leesville, Virginia		5'9"	168
J. W. McDonald	fullback
Sam Raines	halfback
Stevenson	halfback
Joe Silverstein	fullback

Subs

Player	Position	Games started	Hometown	Prep school	Height	Weight	Age
Cobb	halfback

Coaching staff

• Head coach: W. C. Raftery
• Assistant coach: Ted Shultz

References

1. "Generals Close Football Season Triumphant" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Vol. 23, no. 9. December 2, 1919.
2. "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1920.
3. Woodruff 1928, p. 105
4. "Davidson eleven loses". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 12, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Generals defeat South Carolina". Daily Press. November 16, 1919. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Gaines' 20-yard run gives Generals game". The Washington Post. November 28, 1919. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "1919 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 22, 2015.
8. "Calyx". Washington and Lee University. 1920.

Sources

• Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 2.