1942 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The 1942 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University during the 1942 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Paul A. Holstein, the team compiled an overall record of 1–8, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play.[1]

1942 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–8 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Paul A. Holstein (1st season)
Home stadiumWilson Field
1942 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 –0 –09 –1 –1
VPI 5 –1 –07 –2 –1
Wake Forest 6 –1 –16 –2 –1
North Carolina 3 –1 –15 –2 –2
Duke 3 –1 –15 –4 –1
NC State 3 –1 –24 –4 –2
Furman 3 –3 –03 –6 –0
The Citadel 2 –2 –05 –2 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –13 –6 –1
Davidson 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
VMI 2 –4 –13 –5 –1
George Washington 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Maryland 1 –2 –07 –2 –0
South Carolina 1 –4 –01 –7 –1
Richmond 1 –5 –03 –6 –1
Washington and Lee 0 –4 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Washington and Lee was ranked at No. 202 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26vs. West Virginia*
L 7–218,000[3]
October 3at Kentucky*
L 0–53[4]
October 10at Rollins*
L 0–4610,000[5]
October 17Hampden–Sydney*
W 20–135,000[6]
October 24vs. VPI
L 6–19[7]
October 31at Richmond
L 6–8[8]
November 7Virginia*
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 7–344,000[9]
November 14at Davidson
L 13–213,000[10]
November 21at Maryland
L 28–327,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1942 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mounties maul W. & L., 21–7". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wildcats wallop Generals, 53 to 0". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 4, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tars crush W. & L. with ease, 46–0". The Miami Herald. October 11, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Generals beat Tigers; 20–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Virginia Tech defeats Washington and Lee, 19–6". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 25, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Richmond turns back Washington and Lee, 8–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 1, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Virginia smacks Generals, 34 to 7". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Davidson Wildcats sink Generals, 21–13". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "W. & L. bows to Maryland in 32–28 tilt". The Baltimore Sun. November 22, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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