1927 Washington and Lee Generals football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1927

| team = Washington and Lee Generals

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| record = 4–4–1

| conf_record = 2–3

| head_coach = James P. Herron

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = B. B. Tips

| stadium = Wilson Field

}}

The 1927 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1927 college football season. In their second season under head coach James P. Herron, Washington and Lee compiled a 4–4–1 record.{{cite web|title=1927 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 9, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-lee/1927-schedule.html}}

Schedule

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|September 24||{{cfb link|year=1927|team=Lynchburg Hornets|title=Lynchburg}}|Wilson Field|Lexington, VA|W 27–2|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-generals-beat-hornets/136530196/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=Generals beat Hornets|date=September 25, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 1|vs.|West Virginia|Laidley Field|Charleston, WV|T 6–6|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-washington-and-lee-and-w/136530269/|work=Greensboro Daily News|title=Washington and Lee and West Virginia in 6 to 6 deadlock|date=October 2, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 8||Duke|Wilson Field|Lexington, VA|W 12–7|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-duke-loses-to-gene/136530364/|work=The News and Observer|title=Duke loses to Generals, 12–7|date=October 9, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15|at|Princeton|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ|L 0–13|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-union-princeton-wins-by-13-to-0-sc/136530461/|work=The Brooklyn Daily Times|title=Princeton wins by 13 to 0 score|date=October 16, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 22|at|Kentucky|Stoll Field|Lexington, KY|W 25–0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evansville-journal-washington-lee-ge/136530568/|work=The Evansville Courier & Journal|title=Washington-Lee Generals march to 25–0 victory over Kentucky|date=October 23, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 29|at|Maryland|Byrd Stadium|College Park, MD|W 13–6|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-generals-defeat-mary/136530642/|work=The Virginian-Pilot|title=Generals defeat Maryland|date=October 30, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 5||Virginia|Wilson Field|Lexington, VA|L 7–13|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-virginia-wins-state-ch/136528757/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=Virginia wins state championship|date=November 6, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 12|at|VPI|Miles Stadium|Blacksburg, VA|L 0–21|{{cite news |title=Gobblers Defeat Generals; Score First Time Since '22|url=https://repository.wlu.edu/bitstream/handle/11021/31639/WLURG39_RTP_19271116.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|publisher=Washington and Lee University|newspaper=The Ring-tum Phi|date=November 16, 1927|page=1|access-date=February 1, 2016}}

|November 24|at|Florida|Durkee Field|Jacksonville, FL|L 7–20|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-washington-and-l/136527856/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Washington and Lee bows to Florida in final game by 20–7 count|date=November 25, 1927|accessdate=December 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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