1929 Washington and Lee Generals football team

American college football season

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
September 28	Lynchburg*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 64–6
October 4	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 27–6
October 14	at Kentucky	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	L 6–20
October 19	vs. West Virginia*	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	L 6–26	15,000
October 26	vs. Tennessee	Maher Field Roanoke, VA	L 0–39
November 2	vs. VPI	Municipal Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 6–36
November 9	St. John's (MD)*	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 18–6
November 16	Virginia	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	T 13–13	7,000
November 28	vs. Florida	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL	L 7–25	12,000
*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.

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

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