1951 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by George T. Barclay in his third and final season as head coach, the Generals compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the SoCon.[1] The team was ranked at No. 66 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

1951 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
1951 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 0 010 0 0
VMI + 5 0 07 3 0
Washington and Lee 5 1 06 4 0
William & Mary 5 1 07 3 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 1 07 3 0
Duke 4 2 05 4 1
South Carolina 5 3 06 4 0
Wake Forest 5 3 06 4 0
George Washington 2 3 12 6 1
North Carolina 2 3 02 8 0
West Virginia 2 3 05 5 0
NC State 2 6 03 7 0
Richmond 2 6 03 8 0
The Citadel 1 3 04 6 0
Furman 1 4 13 6 1
Davidson 1 5 01 8 0
VPI 1 7 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at FurmanW 25–79,000[3][4]
September 29No. 16 Maryland
L 14–549,000
October 6at West VirginiaW 34–0
October 13Virginia*
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 32–1410,000
October 19at Miami (FL)*L 12–32
October 27Davidsondagger
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 34–06,000[5][6]
November 3vs. VPIW 60–0
November 10at No. 1 Tennessee*L 14–6020,000[7]
November 17at Louisville*L 7–14
November 222:00 p.m.at Richmond
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 39–77,000[8][9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "1951 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  2. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Latimer, Scoop (September 23, 1951). "Generals Defeat Hard-Driving Furman, 25 To 7". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 10. Retrieved January 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Latimer, Scoop (September 23, 1951). "Generals Trip Furman (continued)". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. 11. Retrieved January 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Drewry, Walt (October 27, 1951). "W&L Rolls After Half For 34-0 Win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 65. Retrieved January 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Drewry, Walt (October 27, 1951). "W&L Rolls After Half, Wins, 34-0 (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 67. Retrieved January 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Mighty Vols roll over W–L, 60–14". The Daily News Leader. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Carper, Jack (November 22, 1951). "Generals, Keydets Are Favored In Today's Games". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 17. Retrieved January 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. Carper, Jack (November 23, 1951). "W&L, Led By Bocetti, Barcellona, Broyles, Whips Spiders, 39-7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 22. Retrieved January 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.


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