1914 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The 1914 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1914 college football season. The Generals competed in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) and were coached by Jogger Elcock in his first year as head coach, compiling an undefeated, 9–0 record (3–0 SAIAA) and winning the SAIAA title.[1] The team outscored its opponents 324 to 12.

1914 Washington and Lee Generals football
SAIAA co-champion
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1914 record	9–0 (3–0 SAIAA)
Head coach	Jogger Elcock (1st season)
Home stadium	Wilson Field

1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington and Lee +	3	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Virginia +	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
VPI	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Georgetown	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	4	–	2
North Carolina A&M	0	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Johns Hopkins	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
Richmond	0	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Tackle Ted Shultz was selected an All-American by the Philadelphia Public Ledger. College Football Hall of Fame inductee Harry "Cy" Young was in the backfield. Edward Donahue was later a coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26		Marshall*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 34–0
October 3		Morris Harvey*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 103–0
October 10		Roanoke*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 69–0
October 17		at Georgetown	Georgetown Field Washington, DC	W 14–0
October 24		Wake Forest*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 72–0
October 31	3:00 p.m.[2]	vs. VPI	Fair Grounds[2] Roanoke, VA	W 7–6	5,000[3]
November 7		Swarthmore*	Lynchburg, VA	W 10–0
November 14		vs. West Virginia*	Charleston, WV	W 8–6
November 26		vs. North Carolina A&M	Norfolk, VA	W 7–0
*Non-conference game

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References

1. Conference Champions of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association,College Football Data Warehouse
2. "College Athletes Take The Town for One Today". The World News. Library of Virginia. October 31, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
3. "V.P.I. is First Squad to Score on Generals". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 1, 1914. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
4. "1914 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 22, 2015.