1929 Washington and Lee Generals football team

1929 Washington and Lee Generals football
1929 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–5–1 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Eugene Oberst (1st season);
Home stadium	Wilson Field
	Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Tulane $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1	9	–	0	–	1
North Carolina	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Florida	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	1
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Duke	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
LSU	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
VPI	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	3	–	2	4	–	3	–	2
Maryland	1	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	2
Washington and Lee	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	2	1	–	6	–	2
Mississippi A&M	0	–	3	–	1	1	–	5	–	2
Sewanee	0	–	4	–	1	2	–	5	–	2
NC State	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University during the 1929 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Eugene Oberst, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, finishing in 18th place in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Lynchburg*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 64–6		^[1]
October 4	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 27–6		^[2]
October 14	at Kentucky	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	L 6–20		^[3]
October 19	vs. West Virginia*	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	L 6–26	15,000	^[4]
October 26	vs. Tennessee	Maher Field Roanoke, VA	L 0–39		^[5]
November 2	vs. VPI	Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 6–36		^[6]
November 9	St. John's (MD)*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 18–6		^[7]
November 16	Virginia	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	T 13–13	7,000	^[8]
November 28	vs. Florida	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL	L 7–25	12,000	^[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "Generals of W&L run rampant over Lynchburg College". Daily Press. September 29, 1929. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Generals romp upon Wolfpack". The State. October 5, 1929. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kentucky Cats show 'class' against W. & L." The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 15, 1929. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W. and L. beaten by West Virginia". The Raleigh Register. October 20, 1936. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee easily defeats Generals in march toward conference championship". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 27, 1929. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Generals Fall Before V.P.I. In Lynchburg" (PDF). The Ring-tum Phi. Washington and Lee University. November 6, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ "Johnnies take 18-to-6 licking". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1929. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cavalier squadron and Generals play to draw, 13 to 13". Daily Press. November 17, 1929. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florida Gators easily defeat Washington and Lee". Tampa Bay Times. November 29, 1929. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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