1938 Washington and Lee Generals football team

1938 Washington and Lee Generals football
1938 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–4–1 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Warren E. Tilson (6th season);
Home stadium	Wilson Field
	Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Clemson	3	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
VMI	4	–	0	–	3	6	–	1	–	4
North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Richmond	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	2	3	–	5	–	2
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Davidson	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Furman	0	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
William & Mary	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University during the 1938 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their sixth year under head coach Warren E. Tilson, the team compiled an overall record of 4–4–1, with a mark of 2–2 in conference play.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Hampden–Sydney*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 7–6	2,500	^[2]
October 1	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–13	9,000	^[3]
October 8	vs. West Virginia*	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	T 6–6	8,000	^[4]
October 15	at Kentucky*	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	W 8–0	10,000	^[5]
October 22	VPI	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 6–0	8,000	^[6]
October 29	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–6	4,000	^[7]
November 5	at Centre*	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	L 0–7	7,500	^[8]
November 12	William & Mary	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 27–0		^[9]
November 24	at Maryland	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 13–19		^[10]
*Non-conference game