1950 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1950 Washington and Lee Generals football
SoCon champion
Gator Bowl, L 7–20 vs. Wyoming
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	8–3 (6–0 SoCon)
Head coach	George T. Barclay (2nd season)
Home stadium	Wilson Field
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Clemson	3	–	0	–	1	9	–	0	–	1
VMI	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	6	–	1	–	1	6	–	1	–	2
Maryland	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Duke	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
George Washington	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	4	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
William & Mary	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	4	–	2
Furman	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
West Virginia	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Richmond	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
VPI	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University in the Southern Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their second season under head coach George T. Barclay, the Generals compiled an 8–3 record, won the conference championship, and lost to Wyoming in the 1951 Gator Bowl.^[1] The team played its home games at Wilson Field in Lexington, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Furman		Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 27–6		^[2]
September 30	vs. West Virginia		Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 26–7	8,000	^[3]
October 7	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 20–0	7,000	^[4]
October 14	vs. Virginia*		City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	L 21–26	21,500	^[5]
October 21	at Davidson		Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 47–12	9,000	^[6]
October 28	at No. 8 Tennessee*		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 20–27	20,000	^[7]
November 4	VPI		Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 25–7	3,000	^[8]
November 11	at Delaware*		Wilmington Park Wilmington, DE	W 32–0	5,000	^[9]
November 18	at Louisville*		duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	W 33–28	10,000	^[10]
November 23	at Richmond	No. 19	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 67–7		^[11]
January 1, 1951	No. 12 Wyoming*	No. 18	Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	L 7–20	26,354	^[12]^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1950 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". Retrieved February 22, 2015.
^ "Despite eight fumbles, W&L overpowers Furman, 27–6". The Staunton News-Leader. September 24, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W&L raps WVU, 26–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Citadel loses to Washington and Lee, 20–0". The State. October 8, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Virginia scores in last two minutes to edge W&L, 26–21". The News and Observer. October 15, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Davidson loses to W-L, 47–12". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 22, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols explode long runs to edge W&L, 27–20". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Generals beat Gobblers 25–7". The State. November 5, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Generals win over Hens by 32–0 margin". Daily Press. November 12, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "U. of L. trails 20–0 at halftime, falls short of Generals 33–28". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Generals win Southern Conference crown". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 24, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Punchers Produce Proof, 20-7: Win Shows That Cowboys Are One of Country's Best". The Casper Tribune-Herald. January 2, 1951. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Waters, Barney (January 2, 1951). "Wyoming Turns Back W And L, 20 To 7, In Gator Bowl". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

v t e Washington and Lee Generals football
Venues	Wilson Field (1900s–2007; 2008–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1951 Gator Bowl VMI
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1873 1874–1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Southern Conference football champions
Pre-SEC	Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech & North Carolina (1922) Vanderbilt & Washington and Lee (1923) Alabama (1924) Alabama & Tulane (1925) Alabama (1926) Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & NC State (1927) Georgia Tech (1928) Tulane (1929) Alabama & Tulane (1930) Tulane (1931) Tennessee & Auburn & LSU (1932)
Pre-ACC	Duke (1933) Washington and Lee (1934) Duke (1935) Duke (1936) Maryland (1937) Duke (1938) Duke (1939) Clemson (1940) Duke (1941) William & Mary (1942) Duke (1943) Duke (1944) Duke (1945) North Carolina (1946) William & Mary (1947) Clemson (1948) North Carolina (1949) Washington and Lee (1950) Maryland & VMI (1951) Duke (1952)
Post-ACC	West Virginia (1953) West Virginia (1954) West Virginia (1955) West Virginia (1956) VMI (1957) West Virginia (1958) VMI (1959) VMI (1960) The Citadel (1961) VMI (1962) Virginia Tech (1963) West Virginia (1964) West Virginia (1965) East Carolina & William & Mary (1966) West Virginia (1967) Richmond (1968) Davidson & Richmond (1969) William & Mary (1970) Richmond (1971) East Carolina (1972) East Carolina (1973) VMI (1974) Richmond (1975) East Carolina (1976) Chattanooga & VMI (1977) Chattanooga & Furman (1978) Chattanooga (1979) Furman (1980) Furman (1981)
I-AA/FCS	Furman (1982) Furman (1983) Chattanooga (1984) Furman (1985) Appalachian State (1986) Appalachian State (1987) Furman & Marshall (1988) Furman (1989) Furman (1990) Appalachian State (1991) The Citadel (1992) Georgia Southern (1993) Marshall (1994) Appalachian State (1995) Marshall (1996) Georgia Southern (1997) Georgia Southern (1998) Appalachian State, Furman, & Georgia Southern (1999) Georgia Southern (2000) Furman & Georgia Southern (2001) Georgia Southern (2002) Wofford (2003) Furman & Georgia Southern (2004) Appalachian State (2005) Appalachian State (2006) Appalachian State & Wofford (2007) Appalachian State (2008) Appalachian State (2009) Appalachian State & Wofford (2010) Georgia Southern (2011) Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, & Wofford (2012) Chattanooga, Furman, & Samford (2013) Chattanooga (2014) Chattanooga & The Citadel (2015) The Citadel (2016) Wofford (2017) East Tennessee State, Furman, & Wofford (2018) Wofford (2019) VMI (2020) East Tennessee State (2021) Samford (2022) Furman (2023)
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