1915 Washington and Lee Generals football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1915

| team = Washington and Lee Generals

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf = SAIAA

| record = 6–1–1

| conf_record = 2–0

| head_coach = Jogger Elcock

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Ted Shultz

| stadium = Wilson Field

| champion = SAIAA co-champion

}}

{{1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

The 1915 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1915 college football season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-lee/1915-schedule.html|title=1915 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results}} Ted Shultz was captain.{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NYkmAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA322|journal=Indiana University Alumni Quarterly|title=The Indianapolis Football Game|page=322|volume=2|year=1915}}{{cite news|url=http://leomfrank.org/library/newspapers/atlanta-constitution-1914-12-13-full-pages.pdf |title=Shultz Is Named 1915 Captain by Washington & Lee |date=December 13, 1914 |work=Atlanta Constitution }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The team also included Cy Young and Johnny Barrett. Barrett ran 90 yards on Cornell.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4511966/the_marion_star/|author=Grantland Rice|author-link=Grantland Rice|title=The Sport Light|date=November 30, 1915|page=8|work=The Marion Star|accessdate=March 4, 2016|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Davidson

| site_stadium = Wilson Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| score = 14–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108830185/generals-down-davidson/|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Generals down Davidson|date=September 26, 1915|accessdate=July 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1915|team=West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats|title=West Virginia Wesleyan}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA

| score = 20–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-washington-and-lee/150739093/|newspaper=TheLynchburg News|title=Washington and Lee winner over Wesleyan here|date=October 3, 1915|accessdate=July 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Wilson Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| score = 27–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-puts-up-hard-battle-ag/150739296/|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|title=Puts up hard battle against the Generals|date=October 10, 1915|accessdate=July 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = VPI

| site_stadium = Fair Grounds

| site_cityst = Roanoke, VA

| score = 13–0

| attend = 4,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Generals Defeat Techs 13 To 0|url=https://dspace.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/27825/RG39_RTP_19151019.pdf|publisher=Washington and Lee University|newspaper=Ring-tum Phi|date=October 19, 1915|page=1|access-date=February 1, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Cy Young Badly Injured|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1915-10-17/ed-1/seq-23/|publisher=Library of Congress|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=October 17, 1915|page=23|access-date=February 1, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Washington & Lee Swamped V.P.I. In Roanoke|url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=LG19151020.1.5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------|publisher=Library of Virginia|newspaper=The Lexington Gazette|date=October 20, 1915|page=5|access-date=December 9, 2022}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Washington Park

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| score = 7–7

| attend = 8,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-mcintoshs-85-yard/150739664/|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|title=McIntosh's 85-yard run for touchdown features tied game between Indiana and Washington-Lee|date=October 31, 1915|accessdate=July 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1915|team=Roanoke Maroons|title=Roanoke}}

| site_stadium = Wilson Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| score = 21–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wilmington-morning-star-washington-a/150739863/|newspaper=The Wilmington Morning Star|title=Washington and Lee holds Roanoke eleven scoreless|date=November 7, 1915|accessdate=July 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Cornell

| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field

| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY

| score = 21–40

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98478558/cornell-strengthens-hold-on-1915-title/|newspaper=The Ithaca Journal|title=Cornell strengthens hold on 1915 title|date=November 15, 1915|page=8|accessdate=July 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98477248/cornell-forced-to-limit-to-beat/|newspaper=Buffalo Courier|title=Cornell forced to limit to beat Washington & Lee|date=November 14, 1915|page=79|accessdate=July 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = North Carolina A&M

| site_stadium = League Park

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| score = 48–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-generals-win-from-ag/150738619/|work=The Virginian-Pilot|title=Generals win from Aggies; Rolling up 48–13 score|date=November 26, 1915|accessdate=July 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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