1952 Washington and Lee Generals football team

The 1952 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University during the 1952 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Carl Wise, the team compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play.[1]

1952 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
Wake Forest 5 1 0 5 4 1
West Virginia 5 1 0 7 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 0 4 5 0
George Washington 4 2 1 5 3 1
VPI 4 4 0 5 6 0
Furman 2 2 1 6 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 4 0 3 7 0
VMI 2 3 1 3 6 1
NC State 2 4 0 3 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 0 5 5 0
North Carolina 1 2 0 2 6 0
The Citadel 1 3 1 3 5 1
Davidson 1 6 0 2 7 0
Richmond 0 6 0 1 9 0
Maryland     7 2 0
Clemson     2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at No. 19 DukeL 0–3416,000[2]
September 27at DavidsonW 33–14[3]
October 4at George Washington
L 28-337,500[4]
October 11at RichmondW 21–205,000[5]
October 18vs. West VirginiaL 13–31> 5,000[6]
October 25VPI 
W 34–277,000[7]
November 1at Vanderbilt*L 7–6716,000[8]
November 8NC State
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 14–25[9]
November 15at Cincinnati*L 0–54[10]
November 22at Virginia*L 14–2114,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Duke routs Washington-Lee, 34 to 0". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. September 21, 1952. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Generals get happy, Win 33–14". The Daily News Leader. September 28, 1952. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colonials rally in 2d half to trim Generals, 33 to 28". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 5, 1952. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lafferty's kick clincher as W&L edges Spiders". Daily Press. October 12, 1952. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia blasts W&L, 31–13". Cumberland Sunday Times. October 19, 1952. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W&L slams VPI by 34–27". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 26, 1952. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vanderbilt overpowers Generals, 67–7". Kingsport Times-News. November 2, 1952. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "N.C. State gambles to whip Generals by 25–14". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1952. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cincy plows Generals under, 54–0". The Dayton Daily News. November 16, 1952. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Virginia beats W&L, 21–14 after 7–0 deficit at half". The News and Observer. November 23, 1952. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.