Washington and Lee Generals
Old DominionLexington, VAWilson Field
2026: 4–2 (2–1 Old Dominion). Last: lost at Bridgewater 22–21. Next: Hampden Sydney, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 13–7Wittenberg
- W 27–23at Gettysburg
- L 13–43at Salisbury
- W 34–7Averett
- W 20–17Randolph Macon
- L 21–22at Bridgewater
- Oct 24Hampden Sydney
- Oct 31at Guilford
- Nov 7Shenandoah
- Nov 14at Roanoke College
Washington and Lee has played football since at least 1890 and is 222–200–25 in the 447 games on record. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 18, in 1950. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 2 players from Washington and Lee. Jimmy DeHart (1922–1932) won more games here than any other coach: 27. The most-played rival is Virginia Tech: 45 meetings, dead even at 20–20–5. This season, they’re 4–2.
On this date in 1946Washington and Lee lost to No. 19 William & Mary 34–18 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 222–200–25 .525; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 1 ranked
- Elo now
- 1127
- Seasons
- 56 since 1890, 447 games
2026 season 4–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsWittenberg | W 13–7 | 69% |
| Sep 12 | atGettysburg | W 27–23 | 67% |
| Sep 19 | atSalisbury | L 13–43 | 33% |
| Oct 3 | vsAverett | W 34–7 | 81% |
| Oct 10 | vsRandolph Macon | W 20–17 | 45% |
| Oct 17 | atBridgewater | L 21–22 | 65% |
| Oct 24 | vsHampden Sydney | Preview | 49% |
| Oct 31 | atGuilford | Preview | 80% |
| Nov 7 | vsShenandoah | Preview | 58% |
| Nov 14 | atRoanoke College | Preview | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Washington and Lee.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Program strength since 1890
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| George Barclay | 1949–1951 | 17–12–1 |
 Art Lewis | 1946–1948 | 11–17 |
 Jimmy DeHart | 1922–1932 | 27–27–4 |
 J.W.H. Pollard | 1911 | 4–2–2 |
| R.R. Brown | 1907–1909 | 12–7–2 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Virginia Tech
20–20–5 in 45
- 1941 L 3–13
- 1942 L 6–19
- 1946 L 7–13
- 1947 L 14–27
- 1948 W 14–7
- 1949 T 6–6
- 1950 W 25–7
- 1951 W 60–0
- 1952 W 34–27
- 1953 L 12–32
Lost the last one.
- Virginia
13–19–1 in 33
- 1940 L 6–20
- 1941 L 7–27
- 1942 L 7–34
- 1947 L 7–32
- 1948 L 6–41
- 1949 L 7–27
- 1950 L 21–26
- 1951 W 42–14
- 1952 L 14–21
- 1953 W 27–13
Won the last one.
- West Virginia
5–24–4 in 33
- 1941 L 6–7
- 1942 L 7–21
- 1946 L 0–6
- 1947 L 6–35
- 1948 L 7–14
- 1949 L 20–28
- 1950 W 26–7
- 1951 W 34–0
- 1952 L 13–31
- 1953 L 14–40
Lost the last two.
| Opponent | Games | W&L record |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 45 | 20–20–5 |
| Virginia | 33 | 13–19–1 |
| West Virginia | 33 | 5–24–4 |
| Davidson | 21 | 14–6–1 |
| Maryland | 20 | 5–13–2 |
| Kentucky | 18 | 7–10–1 |
| Richmond | 17 | 11–6 |
| NC State | 15 | 11–4 |
Every opponent (82)
Every program Washington and Lee has played, A to Z, with Washington and Lee’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alabama 0–1
- Apprentice School 2–0
- Army 0–3
- Auburn 0–1
- Averett 5–0
- Bridgewater 3–2
- Bucknell 1–1
- Carson Newman 1–0
- Centre 1–5
- Christopher Newport 0–1
- Cincinnati 0–1
- Cornell 0–1
- Davidson 14–6–1
- Delaware 3–1
- Duke 1–7
- Eastern (Virginia) 1–0
- Elon 1–0
- Emory & Henry 2–0
- Ferrum 3–0
- Fishburne M.A. 1–0
- Florida 0–5–1
- Furman 3–2
- Gallaudet 2–0
- George Washington 1–6–1
- Georgetown 3–5
- Georgia Tech 1–4–1
- Gettysburg 1–0
- Guilford 4–0
- Hampden Sydney 13–1
- Indiana 0–0–1
- Johns Hopkins 3–0
- Kentucky 7–10–1
- Louisville 1–1
- Lycoming 1–0
- Lynchburg 5–0
- Marshall 2–0
- Maryland 5–13–2
- McDaniel 2–0
- Methodist 2–0
- Miami 0–2
- Morris Harvey 2–0
- Navy 1–2
- NC State 11–4
- Norfolk Navy Base 1–0
- North Carolina 3–3–2
- Ohio 1–0
- Pennsylvania 0–1
- Pittsburgh 0–1
- Princeton 1–6–1
- Quantico Marines 1–0
- Randolph Macon 6–4
- Rhodes 0–0–1
- Richmond 11–6
- Roanoke 14–0
- Roanoke College 1–0
- Rollins 0–1
- Rutgers 0–1–1
- Salisbury 0–4
- Sewanee 2–2
- Shenandoah 1–3
- Shepherd 1–0
- South Carolina 3–1
- St. John’s (Maryland) 4–1
- Swarthmore 1–0
- Tennessee 0–4
- The Citadel 2–0
- Trinity (TX) 0–1
- Tulane 1–0–1
- Vanderbilt 0–2
- Virginia 13–19–1
- Virginia Medical 3–0
- Virginia Tech 20–20–5
- Wake Forest 7–1
- Washington & Jefferson 0–2
- Washington St. Louis 0–1
- West Virginia 5–24–4
- West Virginia Wesleyan 1–0
- William & Mary 6–4–1
- Wittenberg 1–1
- Wofford 3–0
- Wyoming 0–1
- Yale 0–1
Conferences
- Independent 1907–1920
- Old Dominion Conference since 2014
Washington and Lee’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 2
- Coaches
- 0
| 1976 | Eddie Cameron FB |
| 1958 | Harry Young RB |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 3 since 1949
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1127 | ||||
| 2025 | 7–4 | 5–2 | 1165 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 1178 | ||||
| 2023 | 8–2 | 6–1 | 1240 | ||||
| 2022 | 5–5 | 3–4 | 1219 | ||||
| 1956 | 0–1 | 1273 | |||||
| 1955 | 0–1 | 1389 | |||||
| 1953 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 1423 | ||||
| 1952 | 3–7 | 3–4 | 1377 | ||||
| 1951 | 6–4 | 5–1 | George Barclay | 1532 | |||
| 1950 | 8–3 | 6–0 | 18 | George Barclay | 1533 | ||
| 1949 | 3–5–1 | 3–1–1 | George Barclay | 1401 | |||
| 1948 | 4–6 | 2–2 | Art Lewis | 1375 | |||
| 1947 | 5–5 | 3–2 | Art Lewis | 1364 | |||
| 1946 | 2–6 | 1–4 | Art Lewis | 1275 | |||
| 1942 | 1–8 | 0–4 | 1245 | ||||
| 1941 | 1–6–2 | 1–2–2 | 1336 | ||||
| 1940 | 2–7–1 | 1–1–1 | 1312 | ||||
| 1939 | 3–4–1 | 1–2 | 1400 | ||||
| 1938 | 4–4–1 | 2–2 | 1400 | ||||
| 1937 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 1405 | ||||
| 1936 | 4–5 | 3–2 | 1435 | ||||
| 1935 | 3–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 1445 | ||||
| 1934 | 7–3 | 4–0 | 1512 | ||||
| 1933 | 4–4–2 | 1–1–1 | 1363 |
Every season back to 1890 (31 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 1–9 | 1–4 | Jimmy DeHart | 1312 | |||
| 1931 | 4–5–1 | 2–3 | Jimmy DeHart | 1397 | |||
| 1930 | 3–6–1 | 0–4–1 | 1348 | ||||
| 1929 | 3–5–1 | 1–4–1 | 1394 | ||||
| 1928 | 2–8 | 1–6 | 1386 | ||||
| 1927 | 4–4–1 | 2–3 | 1488 | ||||
| 1926 | 4–3–2 | 3–2–1 | 1519 | ||||
| 1925 | 5–5 | 5–1 | Jimmy DeHart | 1565 | |||
| 1924 | 6–3–1 | 4–1–1 | Jimmy DeHart | 1575 | |||
| 1923 | 6–2–1 | 4–0–1 | Jimmy DeHart | 1539 | |||
| 1922 | 5–3–1 | 1–2 | Jimmy DeHart | 1493 | |||
| 1921 | 6–3 | 1518 | |||||
| 1920 | 5–3 | 1557 | |||||
| 1919 | 8–1 | 1586 | |||||
| 1918few games on file | 1–2 | 1503 | |||||
| 1917 | 4–3 | 1546 | |||||
| 1916 | 5–2–2 | 1612 | |||||
| 1915 | 6–1–1 | 1633 | |||||
| 1914 | 9–0 | 1649 | |||||
| 1913 | 8–1 | 1623 | |||||
| 1912 | 8–1 | 1596 | |||||
| 1911 | 4–2–2 | J.W.H. Pollard | 1466 | ||||
| 1910 | 4–3 | 1433 | |||||
| 1909 | 4–3 | R.R. Brown | 1437 | ||||
| 1908 | 5–2–1 | R.R. Brown | 1376 | ||||
| 1907 | 3–2–1 | R.R. Brown | 1243 | ||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–1 | 1190 | |||||
| 1904few games on file | 0–3 | 1189 | |||||
| 1903few games on file | 0–1 | 1207 | |||||
| 1902few games on file | 1–1 | 1219 | |||||
| 1890few games on file | 0–1 | 1184 |
No season on file for 1891–1901, 1906, 1943–45, 1954, 1957–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 56 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.