1931 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The 1931 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University during the 1931 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Jimmy DeHart, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5–1, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play.^[1]

1931 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–5–1 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Jimmy DeHart (5th season)
Home stadium	Wilson Field
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Tulane $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Alabama	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Georgia	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
LSU	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Duke	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Sewanee	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	3	–	3			4	–	3	–	3
Washington and Lee	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Florida	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	6	–	2
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
VPI	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Clemson	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	2
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Virginia	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Mississippi A&M	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	vs. Hampden–Sydney*	Stadium Field Lynchburg, VA	W 32–0		^[2]
October 3	Davidson*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 0–7		^[3]
October 10	at Kentucky	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	L 0–45		^[4]
October 17	vs. West Virginia*	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	L 0–19	12,000	^[5]
October 24	Virginia	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 18–0		^[6]
October 31	vs. William & Mary*	Bain Field Norfolk, VA	T 0–0		^[7]
November 7	vs. VPI	Maher Field Roanoke, VA	W 6–0		^[8]
November 14	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 6–0	13,000	^[9]
November 21	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–13		^[10]
November 28	Duke	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 0–6	4,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1931 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
2. "Generals rout Tigers, 32–0". The Charlotte News. September 28, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Davidson wins over Generals, 7–0". The News and Observer. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Kelly leads Cats to 45–0 triumph". The Evansville Courier and Journal. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mountaineers defeat W&L". The Pittsburgh Press. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Washington & Lee defeats Virginia Cavaliers, 18–0". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Generals outplay William and Mary but are held, 0–0". The Birmingham News. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sawyers' 80-yard dash on intercepted pass nets W. & L. 6–0 win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Virginia General humble Princeton". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Old Liners trounce Washington and Lee Generals by 13 to 7". Daily Press. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Blue Devils triumph over Generals, 6–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.