1926 Washington and Lee Generals football team

1926 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference	Southern Conference
1926 record	4–3–2 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	James P. Herron
Captain	Ty Rauber
Home stadium	Wilson Field

1926 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama $	8	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Virginia	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
VPI	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tulane	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Maryland	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Clemson	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
NC State	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1926 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented the Washington and Lee Generals during the 1926 college football season. Fullback Ty Rauber was All-Southern and third team AP All-America, the school's first player to make any All-America team.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25, 1926		Lynchburg*	Lexington, VA	W 35–0
October 2, 1926		vs. West Virginia*	Charleston, WV	L 0–18
October 9, 1926		at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ	T 7–7
October 16, 1926		at Kentucky	Lexington, KY	W 14–13
October 23, 1926		vs. Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	L 7–19
November 6, 1926		at Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	L 7–30
November 13, 1925		vs. VPI	Lynchburg, VA	W 13–0
November 20, 1926		at Maryland	Lexington, VA	W 3–0
November 25, 1926		Florida	Jacksonville, FL	T 7–7
*Non-conference game.

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Pat Herron
• Assistant coach: James Kay Thomas